Seabright

Mariners' Museum, Uncurated Search Results

Type: Skipjack

Year: 1896

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Location: Oriole

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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		After 1902-Before 1928				Moosehead Lake, Maine "Marguerite"		A photograph of passengers boarding the Marguerite. Marguerite was built around 1901 by Lester Van Brunt of Seabright, Maine, and was named for his wife. The Coburn Steamboat Company acquired the boat in 1903, and it served on Moosehead Lake in Maine until it was relieved on the Lily Bay run by the Coburn steamer Twilight, in 1928.	MS0091/03.01-33#082
	2								VESSEL INFORMATION - VESSEL NAME: AMERIQUE VESSEL TYPE: FRENCH SCREW BARK (FIRST PASSENGER STEAMER) VESSEL BUILT: 1864 SERVICE DATES: 1864-1895 SHIP BUILDER: CHANTIERS ET ATELIERS BUILDER LOCATION: ST. NAZAIRE, FRANCE VESSEL HISTORY: She was one of the first steamers of the Compagnie Generale Transatlantique (French Line). She was originally named the IMPERATRICE EUGENIE. She was about 375 feet in length, 42 feet breadth of beam and 36 feet depth of hold, indicated h.p. 900 and 3200 tons. Built under supervision of Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Ltd. In 18873, she was lengthened from 343 to 393 feet, increasing her tonnage from 3200 to 4584 tons. Stranded at Sea Bright, New Jersey, January 7, 1877 aand finally refloated on April 10, 1877. Lost in January 1895 by running ashore at Savanilla. In 1873, she was rebuilt and re-engined in England. On January 7, 1877, she stranded at Seabright, New Jersey and was finally gotten off with considerable difficulty on April 10th. She continued in service until outclassed by newer and better equipped steamers. Alternate vessel names: (1) IMPERATRICE EUGENIE (SIDE-WHEEL BARK: 1864-1870); (2) ATLANTIQUE (SIDE-WHEEL BARK: 1871-1873); (3) AMERIQUE (SCREW BARK: 1873-1895).	CL11542
	3		1883-1931				Mary Patten (1893-1932), New York & Seabright & Pleasure Bay.	Steamboats–United States.	Copy negative of a poster for the Long Branch Steamboat Co. Inc.	MS0091/03.02-02#1863