&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:L.A._Dunton_2008.jpg) L. A. Dunton in dry dock
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Owner | Mystic Seaport Museum |
| Builder | A.D. Story Shipyard |
| Launched | 1921 |
| Status | Museum ship |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage |
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| Length | 104.3 ft (31.8 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Draft | 11.6 ft (3.5 m) |
| Sail plan | Schooner |
L. A. Dunton (Schooner) | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Mystic_Seaport_L.A._Dunton_-_Fishing_Schooner.JPG) L.A. Dunton in Mystic Seaport | |
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| Location | Mystic, Connecticut |
| Coordinates | 41°21′30″N 71°57′58″W / 41.35833°N 71.96611°W |
| Built | 1921 |
| Architect | Thomas F. McManus |
| Architectural style | Two-masted schooner |
| Part of | Mystic Bridge Historic District (ID79002671) |
| NRHP reference No. | 93001612 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 4, 1993[1] |
| Designated NHL | November 4, 1993[2] |
| Designated CP | August 31, 1979 |
L. A. Dunton is a National Historic Landmark fishing schooner and museum exhibit located at the Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, Connecticut. Built in 1921, she is one of three remaining vessels afloat of this type, which was once the most common sail-powered fishing vessel sailing from New England ports. In service in New England waters until the 1930s and Newfoundland into the 1950s. After a brief period as a cargo ship, she was acquired by the museum and restored to her original condition.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "L. A. Dunton (Schooner)". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2007.