Flora Kirwan

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Type: Schooner

Year: 1892

Builder: McCosker

Location:

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Fetch?Row IDCatalog #Object NameTitleArtist/MakerDate MadePlace MadeDescriptionFull ImageCBMM Cat. Page
10000.0057.0001.00"FLORA KIRWAN", CLAM DREDGE ON RAILWAY Old SubjeBurgess, Robert H __Photographer"FLORA KIRWAN", CLAM DREDGE ON RAILWAY Old Subject Fields: POWER VESSELS, WORKBOATSNo image URL.View
20000.0057.0002.00"FLORA KIRWAN", CLAM DREDGE ON RAILWAY Old SubjeBurgess, Robert H __Photographer"FLORA KIRWAN", CLAM DREDGE ON RAILWAY Old Subject Fields: POWER VESSELS, WORKBOATSCBMM catalog imageView
30000.0057.0003.00"FLORA KIRWAN", CLAM DREDGE ON RAILWAY Old SubjeBurgess, Robert H __Photographer"FLORA KIRWAN", CLAM DREDGE ON RAILWAY Old Subject Fields: POWER VESSELS, WORKBOATSNo image URL.View
40000.0057.0004.00"FLORA KIRWAN", CLAM DREDGE ON RAILWAY Old SubjeBurgess, Robert H __Photographer"FLORA KIRWAN", CLAM DREDGE ON RAILWAY Old Subject Fields: POWER VESSELS, WORKBOATSNo image URL.View
50000.0057.0005.00"FLORA KIRWAN", CLAM DREDGE ON RAILWAY Old SubjeBurgess, Robert H __Photographer"FLORA KIRWAN", CLAM DREDGE ON RAILWAY Old Subject Fields: POWER VESSELS, WORKBOATSNo image URL.View
60000.0057.0006.00"FLORA KIRWAN", CLAM DREDGE ON RAILWAY Old SubjeBurgess, Robert H __Photographer"FLORA KIRWAN", CLAM DREDGE ON RAILWAY Old Subject Fields: POWER VESSELS, WORKBOATSNo image URL.View
70000.0061.0009.00BUYBOAT "FLORA KIRWAN", AT CAMBRIDGE Old SubjectBUYBOAT "FLORA KIRWAN", AT CAMBRIDGE Old Subject Fields: BUY BOATS, VESSELS, POWERNo image URL.View
88888.0046.0000.00documentsCambridge, Maryland Custom Bureau Enrollment and LExact 02/01/1988 -Cambridge, Maryland Custom Bureau Enrollment and License Certificates (1923 - 1958)The collection is comprised of 377 vessel enrollment records for Cambridge, Maryland dating between 1923 and 1958.BackgroundAlthough it is unclear who saved the Cambridge enrollment records, they were donated to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum by Mr. Russ Rippell in 1993.SubjectsChesapeake Bay vessels, 1920s-1950s; Maryland Custom Bureau Records; Vessel Enrollment Records; Cambridge, MD--History; Maryland--HistoryCambridge, Maryland Enrollment Records:Please see attached spreadsheet for a specific listing by Doc. #. The enrollment records were arranged chronologicallyNo image URL.View
90000.1134.0230.00photographic printsDECK BOAT FLORA KIRWAN AT A DOCK Old Subject FieDECK BOAT FLORA KIRWAN AT A DOCK Old Subject Fields: FREIGHT POWER VESSELSNo image URL.View
100000.0061.0006.00photographic printsBUYBOAT "FLORA KIRWAN",BUYBOAT "FLORA KIRWAN" Old Subject Fields: BUY BOATS, VESSELS, POWERNo image URL.View
110000.0061.0007.00photographic printsBUYBOAT "FLORA KIRWAN" Old Subject Fields: BUY BOABUYBOAT "FLORA KIRWAN" Old Subject Fields: BUY BOATS, VESSELS, POWERNo image URL.View
120000.0061.0008.00photographic printsBUYBOAT "FLORA KIRWAN" Old Subject Fields: BUY BOABUYBOAT "FLORA KIRWAN" Old Subject Fields: BUY BOATS, VESSELS, POWERNo image URL.View
130000.1295.1162.00photographic printsFlora Kirwan, formerly schooner, as a powerboatFlora Kirwan, formerly a two-masted schooner, as a power boat, tied up in Cambridge. Seen from starboard quarter. Single mast and boom, probably for handling cargo. No date. For source, see 1295.0001.No image URL.View
140000.1295.1163.00photographic printsFlora Kirwan, formerly a two-masted schooner, aExact 01/30/1948 -Flora Kirwan, formerly a two-masted schooner, as a power boat, tied up in Cambridge. Seen from port bow. Single mast and boom, probably for handling cargo. For source, see 1295.0001.No image URL.View
150000.1295.1164.00photographic printsFlora Kirwan, formerly a two-masted schooner, aExact 01/30/1949 -Cambridge - Dorchester - Choptank River - Eastern Shore - MDFlora Kirwan, formerly a two-masted schooner, as a power boat, tied up in Cambridge. Seen from port bow. Shows single mast and boom, probably for handling cargo. For source, see 1295.0001.No image URL.View
160000.1295.1165.00photographic printsFlora Kirwan, formerly a two-masted schooner, aCambridge - Dorchester - Choptank River - Eastern Shore - MDFlora Kirwan, formerly a two-masted schooner, as a power boat, tied up in Cambridge. Seen from port quarter. Shows single mast and boom, probably for handling cargo. For source, see 1295.0001.No image URL.View
170000.1295.1166.00photographic printsName board of Flora Kirwan, atop pilot houseExact 01/30/1949 -Namer board of Flora Kirwan, atop pilot house. For source, see 1295.0001.No image URL.View
180000.1295.1167.00photographic printsFlora Kirwan on Humphrey's Railway,Weems, VAExact 11/02/1960 -Humphrey's Railway - Weems - Lancaster - Carter Creek - Western Shore - VAFlora Kirwan, formerly a two-masted schooner, as a power boat on Humphrey's Railway, Weems, VA. Seen from starboard side. Shows single mast, boom and gaff, probably for handling cargo. Good view of hull shape. For source, see 1295.0001.No image URL.View
190000.1328.0055.00photographic printsFlora Kirwan motor vessel tied upMoll, John B __PhotographerB&W reference photograph taken by John Moll for his art. Flora Kirwan motor vessel tied up at dock<CR>No image URL.View
200000.1295.3176.00photographic printsOil screw Flora Kirwan on the hardOil screw Flora Kirwan on the hard; she is seen from the starboard quarter; her name is in white letters on the white-painted transom; no place, no date. For source see 1295.0001.No image URL.View
210000.1295.3177.00photographic printsStern of oil screw/clammer Flora Kirwan on the harStern of oil screw/clammer Flora Kirwan on the hard; "Close-up of the stern of the Flora Kirwan shows the large rubber hose which emits water under high pressure to loosen the clams from the sea bottom. The vertical pipe is the vessel's jet propulsion." (from caption glued to back of print;) also shows propeller; no place, no date. "The Mariners Museum" stamped on back of print and crossed out. For source see 1295.0001.No image URL.View
220000.1295.3178.00photographic printsCaptain Fred Savage with his clam dredge"Captain Fred Savage, owner and skipper of the Flora Kirwan, stands beside the 4,000 pound dredge his vessel pulls over the sea bottom in search of clams." (caption glued to back of print) No place, no date. For source see 1295.0001. Subject: Captain Fred SavageNo image URL.View
230000.1290.0663.00photographic printsSchooner Flora Kirwan under sailSchooner Flora Kirwan under sail, from port bow; copy from a printed page, probably Rudder, p. 21 Jan 1927, as penciled on back. "The Mariners' Museum..." stamped on back.No image URL.View
240000.1290.3297.00photographic printsOil screw Flora Kirwan on the hardOil screw on the hard at a shipyard; seen from port bow.No image URL.View
250000.1290.3298.00photographic printsOil screw Flora Kirwan on the hard at a shipyard;Oil screw Flora Kirwan on the hard at a shipyard; seen from port quarter; men working near stern; "The Mariners' Museum" stamped on back.No image URL.View
260000.1290.3299.00photographic printsOil screw Flora Kirwan on the hard at a shipyard;Oil screw Flora Kirwan on the hard at a shipyard; seen from starboard bow; men working near stern and on topside. "The Mariners' Museum" stamped on back.No image URL.View
278888.0191.0000research (document genres)"Notebook on Shipwrecks" research, MoaleMoale, H. Richardcirca 2000sResearch compiled by author Richard Moale while writing "Notebook on Shipwrecks" publishe din 2010. Includes, documentation of vessels, letters, and other data that did not go into the book.CBMM catalog imageView

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