Adventure (1926 schooner)
Adventure is a gaff rigged knockabout schooner. She was built in Essex, Massachusetts, USA, and launched in 1926 to work the Grand Banks fishing grounds out of Gloucester. She is one of only two surviving knockabout fishing schooners – ships designed without bowsprits for the safety of her crew.
Sailing in the tourist trade | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Builder | J. F. James & Son Shipyard |
| Launched | 16 September 1926 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Schooner |
| Tonnage | 130 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m) |
| Height | 110 ft (34 m) |
| Draft | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Sail plan | Gaff rigged schooner |
| Complement | 27 |
Adventure (schooner) | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
| Location | Gloucester, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42°36′56.3″N 70°39′14.7″W |
| Built | 1926 |
| Architect | Thomas F. McManus |
| NRHP reference No. | 89002054 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | 11 December 1989 |
| Designated NHL | 19 April 1994 |
Adventure was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1994, underwent a substantial restoration in 2012, and sails today in the tourist trade out of Gloucester.
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