The schooner Alabama was one of the last vessels built from the design of one of the most notable designers of Gloucester fishing schooners, Thomas F. McManus. Commissioned by the Mobile Bar Pilot Association of Mobile, Alabama, the vessel was built in Pensacola, Florida, launched in 1926, and originally called Alabamian until her predecessor, the Bar Pilot Association's original Alabama, was retired. Though the hull bore a strong resemblance to McManus' famous Gloucester fishing schooner designs, it as a pilot boat stationed on the Mobile Bar until 1966.
In 1967, the schooner was bought by Captain Robert S. Douglas, master and designer of the Shenandoah, and moved to Vineyard Haven where she sat on a mooring with minimal necessary upkeep until 1994. In the early 1990s, with a dwindling market for windjammer cruises, which lack most modern amenities, children became the new direction for the Coastwise Packet Company, the original name of what is now also the Black Dog Tall Ships. Because of the success of these "kids' cruises" on board the Shenandoah, Alabama was rebuilt by the Five Corners Shipbuilding Company headed by Gary Maynard, a former first mate who sailed on the Shenandoah. Most of the work was done in Vineyard Haven with the vessel afloat on her mooring using Captain Douglas' own power tools and shop space. Any other work was done in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, at D.N. Kelly's shipyard.
The Alabama now flies the Douglas house flag and the Black Dog emblem from her lofty rig. As an ambassador for the Black Dog, as well as a platform for youngsters to experience life at sea, the vessel can be seen cruising the waters of southern New England during the summer and making occasional visits to towns with a maritime heritage in the shoulder season.
A Coast Guard boat crew safely transferred 17 passengers from the grounded Alabama near the mouth of the Mystic River, Connecticut, on Sunday evening, June 18, 2017. Around 6:15 pm, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound Command Center were notified that the 126-foot schooner, with 17 passengers and five crew aboard, had run aground near the mouth of the river. Sector Long Island Sound watchstanders launched a Coast Guard boat crew from Coast Guard Station New London and issued a safety marine information broadcast. The station boat crew arrived on scene and safely transferred the 17 passengers from the Alabama to Noank shipyard in Groton, Connecticut. Sector Long Island Sound marine investigators were scheduled to conduct an investigation to ensure the integrity of the vessel prior to the vessel operating again.
The Alabama is a regular participant in the annual Gloucester Schooner Festival.[2]
In popular cultureedit
The Alabama played the seal-hunting schooner Ghost in the 2009 German miniseries Sea Wolf.[3]
A season-seven episode of ZOOM took place on the schooner.[4]
^. Cape Ann Vacations. Archived from the original on 2010-09-03. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
^"Nachbauten (Repliken) historischer Großsegler" (in German and English). Retrieved 3 Mar 2023.
^"ZOOM Season Seven Episode One". Zoom (1999 TV series). Season 7. Episode 1. Event occurs at 03:06. PBS.
External linksedit
The Black Dog Tall Ships
Video Clips of Alabama
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. MA-64, "Pilot Schooner 'Alabama', Moored in harbor at Vineyard Haven, Vineyard Haven, Dukes County, MA", 39 photos, 12 measured drawings, 56 data pages, 5 photo caption pages
April 13, 2024
alabama, schooner, alabama, gloucester, massachusetts, fishing, schooner, that, built, 1926, pilot, boat, mobile, alabama, alabama, home, port, vineyard, haven, martha, vineyard, massachusetts, owned, black, tall, ships, along, with, shenandoah, offers, cruise. Alabama is a Gloucester Massachusetts fishing schooner that was built in 1926 and was the pilot boat for Mobile Alabama The Alabama s home port is Vineyard Haven Martha s Vineyard Massachusetts It is owned by The Black Dog Tall Ships along with the Shenandoah and offers cruises of Nantucket Sound 1 HistoryUSA United StatesNameAlabamaOwnerThe Black Dog Tall ShipsOperatorCaptain Morgan H DouglasRouteSouthwestern New England Vineyard SoundCompleted1926IdentificationMMSI number 367315780 Callsign WDD9744StatusActiveGeneral characteristicsClass and typeATonnage70 gross 35 netDisplacement150 tonsLength90 ft 27 m Beam21 ft 6 4 m Height94 ft 29 m Draft12 ft 6 in 3 81 m DecksYellow PineInstalled powerTwo Detroit 6 71 diesel enginesPropulsionAuxiliary sailSail planGaff Rigged Fore and Aft SchoonerSpeed11 5 knots 21 3 km h Capacity49 day 27 overnightCrew6 Contents 1 History 2 In popular culture 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe schooner Alabama was one of the last vessels built from the design of one of the most notable designers of Gloucester fishing schooners Thomas F McManus Commissioned by the Mobile Bar Pilot Association of Mobile Alabama the vessel was built in Pensacola Florida launched in 1926 and originally called Alabamian until her predecessor the Bar Pilot Association s original Alabama was retired Though the hull bore a strong resemblance to McManus famous Gloucester fishing schooner designs it as a pilot boat stationed on the Mobile Bar until 1966 In 1967 the schooner was bought by Captain Robert S Douglas master and designer of the Shenandoah and moved to Vineyard Haven where she sat on a mooring with minimal necessary upkeep until 1994 In the early 1990s with a dwindling market for windjammer cruises which lack most modern amenities children became the new direction for the Coastwise Packet Company the original name of what is now also the Black Dog Tall Ships Because of the success of these kids cruises on board the Shenandoah Alabama was rebuilt by the Five Corners Shipbuilding Company headed by Gary Maynard a former first mate who sailed on the Shenandoah Most of the work was done in Vineyard Haven with the vessel afloat on her mooring using Captain Douglas own power tools and shop space Any other work was done in Fairhaven Massachusetts at D N Kelly s shipyard The Alabama now flies the Douglas house flag and the Black Dog emblem from her lofty rig As an ambassador for the Black Dog as well as a platform for youngsters to experience life at sea the vessel can be seen cruising the waters of southern New England during the summer and making occasional visits to towns with a maritime heritage in the shoulder season A Coast Guard boat crew safely transferred 17 passengers from the grounded Alabama near the mouth of the Mystic River Connecticut on Sunday evening June 18 2017 Around 6 15 pm watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound Command Center were notified that the 126 foot schooner with 17 passengers and five crew aboard had run aground near the mouth of the river Sector Long Island Sound watchstanders launched a Coast Guard boat crew from Coast Guard Station New London and issued a safety marine information broadcast The station boat crew arrived on scene and safely transferred the 17 passengers from the Alabama to Noank shipyard in Groton Connecticut Sector Long Island Sound marine investigators were scheduled to conduct an investigation to ensure the integrity of the vessel prior to the vessel operating again The Alabama is a regular participant in the annual Gloucester Schooner Festival 2 In popular culture editThe Alabama played the seal hunting schooner Ghost in the 2009 German miniseries Sea Wolf 3 A season seven episode of ZOOM took place on the schooner 4 See also editList of schoonersReferences edit Alabama Accessed December 13 2008 dead link Gloucester Schooner Festival Cape Ann Vacations Archived from the original on 2010 09 03 Retrieved 9 September 2010 Nachbauten Repliken historischer Grosssegler in German and English Retrieved 3 Mar 2023 ZOOM Season Seven Episode One Zoom 1999 TV series Season 7 Episode 1 Event occurs at 03 06 PBS External links editThe Black Dog Tall Ships Video Clips of Alabama Historic American Engineering Record HAER No MA 64 Pilot Schooner Alabama Moored in harbor at Vineyard Haven Vineyard Haven Dukes County MA 39 photos 12 measured drawings 56 data pages 5 photo caption pages Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alabama schooner amp oldid 1166426485, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
