Records of the Schooner Atlantic
Abstract
Records of the racing yacht Atlantic. Includes several pieces of ephemera from her victory in the 1905 Ocean Race for the Kaiser's Cup, as well as a small journal kept on board for the race. Collection also includes a number of newspaper clippings detailing her construction, successes under the ownership of Wilson Marshall, and eventual loss.
Dates
- Creation: 1903 - 1979
Language of Materials
English Latin
Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Manuscripts Division.
Restrictions on Use
Various copying restrictions apply. Guidelines are available from the Manuscripts Division.
History of the Schooner ATLANTIC
The ATLANTIC, a three-masted racing schooner, was built in 1903 at the Townsend and Downey shipyard for Wilson Marshall. Two years later she achieved her greatest honor by racing from Sandy Hook, New York to The Lizard, Cornwall, England and winning the "Ocean Race" and its large trophy presented by Emperor William II of Germany.
She also had the distinction of serving in World War I as a mother ship for submarine chasers, and as a U.S. Coast Guard as a training ship from 1941-1947.
The ATLANTIC was last reported in the 1979 Soundings as a sunken derelict off Norfolk, Virginia.
Extent
1 box(es) (94 pieces)
2 volume(s)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Records of the Schooner ATLANTIC (Coll. 268)
- Subtitle
- An Inventory of The Papers at the G.W. Blunt White Library, Mystic Seaport
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts Repository
G. W. Blunt White Library
Mystic Seaport Museum, Inc.
112 Greenmanville Avenue
Mystic CT 06355 United States
860.572.5367
collections@mysticseaport.org