Sally Wren
Mariners' Museum, Uncurated Search Results
Type: Schooner
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| Fetch? | Row ID | Media | Date | Vessel | Place | Related Places | Inscription/Marks | Subject | Notes | Archive Number |
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| 1 | No image URL. | Sally Wren | P0001.011/01-2680 | |||||||
| 2 | No image URL. | SHORT DESCRIPTION: Oil painting on board by Antonio Jacobsen, port broadside view of 4 masted schooner SALLY WREN under sail. White hull, natural decks and spars. Union Jack flies from first mast, owner's flag from second mast, swallowtail name pennant from third and U.S. flag from mizzen. Signed "Antonio Jacobsen 1919" at the lower right corner. LABEL COPY: SCHOONER SALLY WREN (1917-1930) Antonio Jacobsen, artist Oil on boar,d 1919 Museum collection 48.19 QW 681 VESSEL INFORMATION - VESSEL NAME: SALLY WREN VESSEL TYPE: WOODEN 4-MASTED SCHOONER VESSEL BUILT: 1917 SHIPBUILDER: GEORGIA SHIPBUILDING CO. BUILDER LOCATION: SAVANNAH, GEORGIA SHIP OWNERS: GEORGIA SHIPBUILDING CO. VESSEL DIMENSIONS: 179.3 x 38.8 x 16.3, tonnage 864 gross, 754 net VESSEL HISTORY: In 1923 she was owned by J.F. O’Brien of Savannah. In 1930 ownership changed to William B. Vane of Cambridge, Maryland. Sometime in 1930 or 1931 she foundered at sea. The hulk was apparently found and towed into St. George’s Harbor, Bermuda. Sister of the schooners MARGARET SPENCER, ROSALIE HALL and IRENE WILKINSON. All of these vessels are now lost. INVENTORY: frame - there is one (1) component part. | CL725 |
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