Alvin Clark

Date of launch1847
Place of launchTrenton
Type2-masted wooden schooner
GRT220
NRT-
DWT-
Length32.2 m (105.7 ft)
Beam7.7 m (25.4 ft)
Draft2.8 m (9.4 ft)

  • 1847
    Built in Trenton

  • 19 June 1864
    Capsized in a storm off the shores of Chambers Island.

  • 29 July 1969
    Frank Hoffman lifted the vessel from the bottom, in remarkably good condition.

  • 1987
    With no funds to preserve the vessel, Hoffman sold her to a group of local investors.

  • 1994
    The Alvin Clark, having decayed beyond hope of restoration, was demolished by a bulldozer.

Thanks to Susan Foster for providing some of the information above.


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