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Sailed in small vessels across ages and oceans
A survey of America's merchant marine history shows youths captaining ships from Calcutta to Boston in 19th century voyages. The piece notes the Mayflower and early 1700s shipbuilding, 1769 ship tonnage, and the shift from sloops to schooners, plus related sea life and industry anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Bankers Trust Company of
New York
Calcutta
Boston
Bankers’ Trust Company
New World
Winthrop
Medford
Mass
Bay
Joshua Raynes
Bath
Gloucester