Engineering:Nellie (sloop)
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Short description: Historic oyster boat in Connecticut, United States
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| History | |
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 United States
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| Owner: | Mystic Seaport |
| Completed: | 1891 |
| Acquired: | 1964 |
| Status: | Museum ship |
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| Length: |
32 ft (9.8 m) LOD[1] 32 ft 7 in (9.93 m) (LOA)[2] |
| Beam: | 12 ft 5 in (3.78 m)[2] |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
| Sail plan: | Sloop |
Nellie is an oyster sloop located at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut, United States. Nellie was built in 1891[1] in Smithtown, New York and was used for oyster dredging in Long Island Sound. Mystic Seaport acquired her in 1964 to add to their collection of watercraft.[3]
Images
- Nellie, a Long Island Oyster Sloop, The Book of Wooden Boats, Vol. 1
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 "Sports & Recreation". The Woodenboat (169): 92. 2002.
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Mendlowitz, Benjamin; Bray, Maynard (1992). The Book of Wooden Boats. 1. New York: Norton. pp. 82, 83. ISBN 9780393034172. https://books.google.com/books?id=rh-VpCTgpoUC&q=nellie+oyster+sloop&pg=PA82.
- ↑ "Nellie - Oyster Sloop". Mystic Seaport. http://www.mysticseaport.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewpage&page_id=B41106BC-B9DA-D3F7-407CA544173BAFA0.
[ ⚑ ] 41°21′45″N 71°57′55″W / 41.3625°N 71.96528°W
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