Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ship Captains

"… was only eighteen, he was the master of his own vessel. For more that forty years, Agry sailed from Boston to England, France, and Mediterranean…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"Coasting vessels transported the island’s lumber, and the fishing business began to expand. A view of the original Henry Knox mansion, Montpelier…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… commissioned in 1882, and was one of the largest vessels in the fishing fleet. In 1894, a steamboat company contracted to bring a daily mail run…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… and Maritime Disasters of the Maine Coast, the ship was the largest wooden sailing ship ever wrecked off the Maine coast."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… Scarborough men fished off shore on commercial vessels at the Banks or in recent years, aboard draggers, trawlers or gill-netting vessels, most…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… hay crops And...there were often three or four vessels on the stocks building at one time, employing fifty or seventy-five ship carpenters; with…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"This vessel could transport seven to eight vehicles, opening up a new era of island history. The ferry service operates out of Bass Harbor for…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Coasting Law of 1789

"… to port until New Jersey; once separated, Maine vessels would have to port in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… merchant, he was also a farmer, owner of trading vessels and a town justice. The King home, built across from the marsh, was originally a one-story…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"A smack was a small sailing vessel with an open holding well with holes drilled into it to allow circulation of seawater."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… was converted to a warship and was the first vessel sunk in the war by German submarines in 1917. Ryder's Cove Wharf, Islesboro, c."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Shipbuilding in Biddeford: Lore, Leaders, and Legacy

"… Duties Imposed by law on the tonnage of Ships or vessels, and on goods, wares and merchandises imported into the United States” led to the creation…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… such as potatoes back to Boston on the same vessels. The first regular packet (small sailing craft) line was established in 1859 between Islesboro…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"There remains a fairly accurate list of the vessels launched from the shop in the possession of a former owner."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Shipbuilders - 1780s

"George, built a vessel for which there is no name recorded. Eaton, an early town historian, reports the first vessel launched in old Thomaston was in…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding

"In 1630, long before vessels were actually being built in Thomaston, English ships were navigating the George's River to reach the dense inland…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Declines - 1857 to 1861

"Except for those willing to risk their ships for considerable profits, the shipping industry was immobilized. <-Prev."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Morgan’s Corsair IV and the America’s Cup defender, Ranger, were perhaps the most famous of these vessels."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding During and after the Civil War - 1861 to 1900

"With the coming of steam-driven vessels, sailing vessels underwent a change of design from square-riggers to schooners to stay competitive."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Edward O'Brien moves to Thomaston - 1850s

"… Thomaston’s waterfront has seen over 1,000 vessels launched, ranging in size from pinkies to schooners and barges to full-rigged ships called Down…"

Historic Hallowell - Seaport on the Kennebec

"… to protect their investments by manning their vessels with capable officers and crews, established a Navigation School at the Academy to teach…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Atticus: A Fugitive Slave

"… of his slave on the Susan and hired a vessel from Savannah to sail in pursuit of the cargo ship."

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"… press rejoiced, with one editor writing that "a vessel may go from Portland to Savannah without being under any necessity to enter and clear"…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812

"With great difficulty, he managed to sail his ship to Crosby’s Long Wharf in Hampden for repairs. Having taken Castine on September 1, 1814, British…"