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Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"Three-masted "terns" were a favorite rig of Canada's Maritime Provinces. The scow schooner, which used a schooner rig on a flat-bottomed, blunt-ended…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Edward O'Brien moves to Thomaston - 1850s

"… size from pinkies to schooners and barges to full-rigged ships called Down Easters. The Honorable Edward O’Brien and Captain Samuel Watts were two…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"Blocks and tackle (the running rigging and gear used to work the sails of the boat) were configured and set up by riggers."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"… sailing ships were stripped of their spars and rigging and turned into barges for hauling coal and lumber."

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Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"… whale hunter built a clipper-built, schooner-rigged whaler. The name of this ship was the Lively, which weighed 102-tons."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… century were three-masted barks and full-rigged ships but most were two-masted brigs and schooners for the coastal trade."

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… location, he could view his 300-foot square-rigged yacht “Alcedo” swaying at anchor moored in the deeper waters of the East Bay."

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Music in Maine - Community Music

"… task, from a few pulls on a rope to more detailed rigging of the ship’s sails. Typically, a lead singer, or shantyman, sang most of the song, while…"