Raven

Mariners' Museum, Uncurated Search Results

Type: Bugeye

Year: 1875

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Location: Crisfield

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These records are found in the online catalog of The Mariners’ Museum and Park in Newport News, Virginia. Uncurated search results are presented to give researchers and interested readers an idea of whether the museum’s archives contain information about this vessel and whether it may be worthwhile to visit the museum’s catalog search page for further investigation. Uncurated results may be inaccurate or incomplete.

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Fetch?	Row ID	Media	Date	Vessel	Place	Related Places	Inscription/Marks	Subject	Notes	Archive Number
	1								SHORT DESCRIPTION: Ceramic plate; on the obverse around the border appears views of sailing ships of vari-typed rigs encircled by a rope design. In the center appears a portrait of the schooner RAVEN under sail, encircled by the points of the compass. On the reverse is the same seal as FN 0781. NOTES: This plate was issued in October 1949. VESSEL INFORMATION-- VESSEL NAME: RAVEN VESSEL TYPE: marblehead topsail schooner CAPTAIN: Ambrose B. Martin VESSEL HISTORY: This vessel was the Heel-tapper type popular for trading and fishing. She was so well thought that her portrait was painted in 1796 and a set of dinner plates made bearing her picture. As a transatlantic cargo ship, she traded salt cod, rum and sugar in European ports. She carried a fore-and-main topsail rig.	CL5614