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Frederick W. Snow , (1837–1925)

Savannah

1932
35 1/2 in. x 61 1/4 in. (90.17 cm x 155.58 cm)

Medium and Support: Ship model

Credit Line: Gift of Oliver G. Jennings

Accession Number: 1931.S14

Current Location: On view : GC2

Commentary

Savannah
American Cargo Schooner

Built at Kennebunk, Maine, in 1901
Length 181 ft.; Beam 35 ft.; Draft 13 ft. 6 in.; Tonnage 584 tons

The Savannah was one of the great fleet of cargo schooners, which, from the early 1800s to early 1900s carried most of the American coastwise commerce. Vessels which were rigged with square sails to take advantage of the trade winds could not maneuver as readily in crowded waters or against head winds. Consequently schooners rigged with so-called "fore and aft" sails replaced them, and became the standard of the American coastwise trade. As the original two-masted schooners increased in size, they were given more masts, culminating in six-masters, and even one seven-master, until they were driven off the seas by steamers in the early 1900s. The Savannah was designed by Joseph Dyer for the lumber trade between Florida, Georgia, and New York, and was built by David Clark for Henry Parsons and others.

Robert E. Peabody, "Savannah" catalogue entry in ed. John Ratté, Models of American Sailing Ships, rev. ed. (Andover, MA: Addison Gallery of American Art, 1994), 106

Exhibition List

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

1/4" scale: Models of American Sailing Ships Addison Gallery of American Art , 9/25/1994 - 1/12/1995

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