Roanoke was a four-mastedbarque built by Messrs. A. Sewall and Co. in 1892 on the Kennebec River at Bath, Maine, in the United States. With the exception of Great Republic and the six-masted wooden schooner Wyoming (3,730.54 GRT, 450 ft length overall) she was the largest wooden ship ever built in an American yard. Her gross register tonnage was 3,347, but on a draft of 27 feet (8.2 meters) she could stow away 2,000 additional tons.[1] Her length was 311 feet (95 meters), her beam 49 feet (15 meters), and her hold depth 29 feet (8.8 meters).[2] Her lower yards were 95 feet (29 meters) long, and her foremast truck was 180 feet (55 meters) from the deck. The keel was in two tiers of 16-inch (41 cm) white oak, her garboards were eight inches (20 cm) thick, and her ceiling in the lower hold was 14 inches (36 cm). Into her construction went 1,250,000 board feet of yellow pine, 14,000 cubic feet (396.4 cubic meters) of oak, 98,000 treenails, and 550 hackmatackknees.[1]
roanoke, ship, steamship, same, name, roanoke, roanoke, largest, wooden, ships, ever, constructed, historyunited, statesnameroanokebuildermessrs, sewall, bath, mainelaunchedseptember, 1892fateburned, august, 1905general, characteristicslength311, beam49, draft. For the steamship of the same name see SS Roanoke Roanoke was one of the largest wooden ships ever constructed HistoryUnited StatesNameRoanokeBuilderMessrs A Sewall and Co Bath MaineLaunchedSeptember 20 1892Fateburned August 10 1905General characteristicsLength311 ft 95 m Beam49 ft 15 m Draft27 ft 8 2 m Depth of hold29 ft 8 8 m Sail planbarque Contents 1 Service 2 Loss 3 References 4 NotesService editRoanoke was a four masted barque built by Messrs A Sewall and Co in 1892 on the Kennebec River at Bath Maine in the United States With the exception of Great Republic and the six masted wooden schooner Wyoming 3 730 54 GRT 450 ft length overall she was the largest wooden ship ever built in an American yard Her gross register tonnage was 3 347 but on a draft of 27 feet 8 2 meters she could stow away 2 000 additional tons 1 Her length was 311 feet 95 meters her beam 49 feet 15 meters and her hold depth 29 feet 8 8 meters 2 Her lower yards were 95 feet 29 meters long and her foremast truck was 180 feet 55 meters from the deck The keel was in two tiers of 16 inch 41 cm white oak her garboards were eight inches 20 cm thick and her ceiling in the lower hold was 14 inches 36 cm Into her construction went 1 250 000 board feet of yellow pine 14 000 cubic feet 396 4 cubic meters of oak 98 000 treenails and 550 hackmatack knees 1 Loss editRoanoke left New York City on her final voyage in June 1904 and was involved in a serious collision with the British steamship Llangibby off the coast of South America in August 1904 requiring repairs for three months in Rio de Janeiro Brazil 3 After delivering cargo to Australia Roanoke was loading chromium ore near Noumea New Caledonia when she was destroyed by fire on the night of August 10 1905 2 References editRowe William Hutchinson 1948 The Maritime History of Maine Three Centuries of Shipbuilding amp Seafaring W W Norton New York p 333Notes edit a b Rowe 1948 a b The Argus Melbourne Friday August 11 1905 The Sydney Morning Herald Friday December 16 1904 nbsp This article about a specific civilian ship or boat is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roanoke ship amp oldid 1135527668, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
