Coaster II
 Under sail in Marquette Harbor, 2013 | |
| History | |
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| Builder: | Goudy & Stevens |
| Launched: | 1933 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Schooner |
| Displacement: | 38,000 lb (17,000 kg) |
| Length: | 58 ft (18 m) |
| Beam: | 12 ft 3 in (3.73 m) |
| Draft: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Sail plan: | Gaff rigged Schooner |
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Coaster II | |
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| Location | Far western end of the Main Pier at Mattson Lower Harbor Park, off Harbor Dr, Marquette, Michigan |
| Coordinates | 46°32′29″N 87°23′28″W / 46.54139°N 87.39111°WCoordinates: 46°32′29″N 87°23′28″W / 46.54139°N 87.39111°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1933 |
| Architectural style | Other, Two-masted sailing schooner |
| NRHP Reference # | 89001605[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 28, 1989 |
Coaster II, also known as Quissett, is a two-masted sailing schooner moored at the far western end of the Main Pier at Mattson Lower Harbor Park, off Harbor Drive in Marquette, Michigan. She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
Description
Coaster II is a two-masted sailing schooner, 58 feet (18 m) in length, with a 12-foot-3-inch (3.73 m) beam, a 6-foot-6-inch (1.98 m) draft, and a displacement of 38,000 pounds (17,000 kg).[2] She has a wooden hull and is gaff rigged.[3]
History
Coaster II was designed by naval architect Murray Peterson as his personal yacht,[4] the second of three he built—designated Coaster, Coaster II, and Coaster III[3]—to replicate late 19th-century coasting schooners.[5] Coaster II was built in 1933 by the Boothbay, Maine shipyard of Goudy and Stevens.[3]
The yacht was used to race from San Francisco to Hawaii, and was used as a sub-spotter off Long Island during World War II.[4] She also rounded Cape Horn.[5] At some point she was renamed Quissett.[5] Niko Economides purchased Coaster II in 2007 for $75,000 and moved her to Marquette.[4]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (July 9, 2010). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "National Historic Schooner Coaster II Built in 1933". Superior Odyssey. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
- 1 2 3 "National Historic Schooner Coaster II Built in 1933". Superior Odyssey. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
- 1 2 3 Hume, Jerry (July 23, 2009). "Smooth sailing for schooner on Superior". Negaunee, MI: WLUC-TV. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Quissett". Wooden Boat Foundation. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
External links
- Stoddard, Steve; Stoddard, Ellen. Garfield, Leonard, OAHP, ed. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form / Coaster II" (pdf). National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
- Stoddard, Steve; Stoddard, Ellen. Garfield, Leonard, OAHP, ed. "Accompanying Photos" (pdf). National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-08-27.
- Owner's website