Item 104859 - Schooner Harwood Palmer, ca. 1930

Item 104859 - Schooner Harwood Palmer, ca. 1930
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Item 104859
Schooner Harwood Palmer, ca. 1930
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Large schooners like these were primarily used to transport coal from Virginia to cities in New England. The boat was constructed in Waldoboro in 1904, but was later hit by a German U-boat during World War I. The crew was saved but the ship eventually sank over seas in Europe.

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