Effie M. Morrissey

Effie M. Morrissey in 1894
History
United States
NameEffie M. Morrissey
BuilderJohn F. James & Washington Tarr, Essex, Massachusetts
Launched1 February 1894
RenamedErnestina
StatusTraining vessel
General characteristics
TypeTwo-masted Gaff rigged schooner
Tonnage120 GRT
Length
  • 152 ft (46.3 m) LOA
  • 112 ft (34.1 m) WLL
Beam24 ft 5 in (7.4 m)
Draft13 ft (4.0 m)
PropulsionSails and diesel engine
Sail plan8,000 sq ft (740 m2)
Ernestina (schooner)
Effie M. Morrissey is located in Massachusetts
Effie M. Morrissey
Effie M. Morrissey is located in the United States
Effie M. Morrissey
LocationSteamship Wharf, New Bedford, Massachusetts
Coordinates41°38′2.42″N 70°55′14.22″W / 41.6340056°N 70.9206167°W / 41.6340056; -70.9206167
Built1894
ArchitectGeorge Melville McClain; James & Tarr Shipyards
NRHP reference No.85000022
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 3, 1985[1]
Designated NHLDecember 14, 1990[2]

Effie M. Morrissey (now Ernestina-Morrissey) is a schooner skippered by Robert Bartlett that made many scientific expeditions to the Arctic, sponsored by American museums, the Explorers Club and the National Geographic Society. She also helped survey the Arctic for the United States Government during World War II. She is currently designated by the United States Department of the Interior as a National Historic Landmark as part of the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park. She is the State Ship of Massachusetts.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Ernestina (Schooner)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on May 3, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2008.