"Thomas L. Lawson"
KEEPING ALIVE A TRADITION THAT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1834
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"Thomas L. Lawson"
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LAUNCHED IN 1902 LENGTH
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395 feet BEAM
(width)
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.. 50
feet DRAFT
(depth
in water full with full cargo)
34 feet MAXIMUM
CARGO CAPACITY
7500 tons HULL
steel
with three complete steel plated decks MAST
(steel)
135
feet TOP
MAST
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(wood)
.58 feet
THE
SAILS 25 sails in total 7 gaffsails,7 topsails, 6 staysails and 5 jibs TOTAL
SAIL AREA
..46,617 TOTAL
WEIGHT OF SAILS
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18 tons SAILS
CONSTRUCTED OF 2-0 CANVAS STEAM POWERED ENGINES WERE USED TO HOIST THE SAILS UP THE
MAST WHICH REDUCED THE CREW TO ONLY 19 MEN
FATE Originally
was used in the coal trade, she was rebuilt in 1906 for carrying oil in bulk.
The topmasts were removed at that time and the lower masts were used to vent the
holds from oil gases. With a crew
of only 19, working on this ship was particularly difficult. Most crews that
served onboard refused a second tour. When
there were head winds, she had difficulty tacking.
Ultimately she sank while at anchor off the coast of Sicily on the 13th
day of December, 1907 awaiting calmer winds.
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