Bowdoin (Arctic schooner)

Bowdoin
Bowdoin at anchor off Sable Island, Nova Scotia
History
Owner
Builder
Launched1921
Commissioned16 June 1941 as IX-50
Decommissioned16 December 1943
Stricken14 May 1944
Identification
General characteristics
Tonnage66 GRT
Length
  • 72 ft (22 m) LWL
  • 88 ft (27 m) LOA
Beam21 ft (6.4 m)
Draft10 ft (3.0 m)
Sail planGaff-rigged Schooner
Bowdoin (Arctic Exploration Schooner)
Bowdoin (Arctic schooner) is located in Maine
Bowdoin (Arctic schooner)
Bowdoin (Arctic schooner) is located in the United States
Bowdoin (Arctic schooner)
LocationCastine, Maine
Coordinates44°23′12″N 68°47′48″W / 44.38667°N 68.79667°W / 44.38667; -68.79667
Built1921
ArchitectHodgdon Brothers; William H. Hand, Jr.
NRHP reference No.80000411
Significant dates
Added to NRHP12 February 1980[1]
Designated NHL20 December 1989[2]

Bowdoin /ˈboʊdɪn/ is a historic schooner built in 1921 in East Boothbay, Maine, at the Hodgdon Brothers Shipyard. Designed by William H. Hand, Jr. under the direction of explorer Donald B. MacMillan, the gaff-rigged vessel is the only American schooner built specifically for Arctic exploration. She has made 30[3] trips above the Arctic Circle in her life, three[3] since she was acquired by the Maine Maritime Academy as a sail training ship in 1988.[3] She is currently owned by the Academy, located in Castine, Maine, and is named for Bowdoin College.[4]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 23 January 2007.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference nhlsum was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c "Schooner Bowdoin Facts". Maine Maritime Academy Office of Public Relations. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  4. ^ Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum Archived 8 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Bowdoin College.