Lyman D. Foster
Date
2008
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Texas Tech University Libraries
Abstract
Ship Name: Lyman D. Foster; Sailed: 1892-1919; Type: Wood 4 mast schooner barkentine; Built by: Port Blakely at the Hall Brothers Yard; Dimensions: 184' x 39' x 15.4'; Tonnage: 777 tons.
Description
Launched as a four-masted schooner, Lyman D. Foster was abandoned at sea in 1913. Later salvaged, Lyman D. Foster was sold, put under New Zealand registry, and converted to a four-masted barkentine (as seen in this photograph). The barkentine went missing in the Pacific in 1919.
Keywords
Merchant Ships, Ships