Bowdoin (ship)
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| Overview | |
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| Type | More beautiful |
| Shipyard |
Hodgdon Brothers Shipyard in East Boothbay, Maine |
| Launch | 1921 |
| Namesake | Bowdoin College |
| 1. Period of service |
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| Commissioning | June 16, 1941 |
| Decommissioning | May 16, 1943 |
| Whereabouts | Painted and sold 16 May 1944 |
| Technical specifications | |
| displacement |
Standard: 210 ts |
| length |
26.62 m |
| width |
6.17 m |
| Draft |
2.9 m |
| crew |
15 men |
| drive |
Sails and auxiliary machinery |
The two-masted schooner Bowdoin (boʊdɪn) is a touring boat built for use north of the Arctic Circle, which was used as a warship for the US Navy in the Greenland patrol during World War II . Today, the classic is used by the Maine Maritime Academy in Castine , Maine for the sailing training of young seafarers in the US merchant navy.
Construction and history
The Bowdoin was built in 1921 as a research ship for the North Sea based on a design by William H. Hand jun. built at Hodgdon Brothers Shipyard in East Boothbay, Maine, for the American polar explorer Donald Baxter MacMillan (1874–1970) from Freeport , Maine. Under his command, she made 26 trips across the Arctic Circle . It was named after Bowdoin College in Brunswick , Maine, where MacMillan graduated as a geologist in 1898 . A polar museum was also set up there in honor of the college.
In 1941 the Bowdoin was bought by the US Navy and placed under the command of its previous owner, Lieutenant Commander Donald B. MacMillan. She was initially assigned to the South Greenland patrol. During their 27-month secondment, both Greenland patrols were combined into one. Task Group 8/24 was directly subordinate to the American naval commander for the Atlantic Fleet . In 1943 the auxiliary ships used by the patrol were initially relieved and decommissioned at the end of the year. The Bowdoin was launched in Quincy , Massachusetts . She was then removed from the Navy's list in May 1944 and sold as the Hulk in 1945.
For several years now, the Maine Maritime Academy has been using the Bowdoin as a training ship for the sailing training of the offspring of the merchant navy. On February 12, 1980, the ship was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a construction . On December 20, 1989, the Bowdoin received the status of a National Historic Landmark .
literature
- Virginia L. Thorndike: Arctic Schooner Bowdoin: A Biography (Paperback), 1995.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Entry in the National Register Information System . National Park Service , accessed June 13, 2016.
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Maine. National Park Service , accessed August 4, 2019.
Coordinates: 44 ° 23 '12.1 " N , 68 ° 47' 47.4" W.