Benjamin C. Cromwell
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Benjamin C. Cromwell |
Builder | Andrew J. York, South Portland, Maine |
Laid down | 1883 |
Launched | 1890 |
Fate | Wrecked August 1, 1899 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Schooner |
Benjamin C. Cromwell was a transport
Laid down on June 30, 1883, she was completed on October 31, 1890. York sailed as master of three sailing ships: Mattie B. Russell from June 21, 1873, to March 20, 1876; Edward Waite from 1876 to 1883; and Benjamin C. Cromwell.[1]
Benjamin C. Cromwell was at her moorings, either preparing to take a cargo of
St. George Island and the Apalachee Bay area of Florida. Some 15 ships moored at Dog Island, Florida, including Benjamin C. Cromwell were beached and deemed unsalvageable.[2]
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