Vessel Profile

Bowdoin (I)

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Story

This schooner, two-masted (gaff) was built in 1921 by Hodgdon Bros. Shipyard in East Boothbay, ME.

Historical Notes

This vessel was Commander Donald B. MacMillan's schooner in the 1925 MacMillan-National Geographic Expedition to the Arctic.

In 1943 this vessel was laid up.

In 2013 this vessel is a school ship for the Maine Maritime Academy.

Owners & Masters

In 1988-2019 she was owned by Maine Maritime Academy, Castine ME USA.

Masters

Commander Donald B. MacMillan USN

Rebuilds

She was completely rebuilt in 1980-1984 by Maine Maritime Museum’s boatshop, Percy & Small Shipyard.

References

Paine, Lincoln P. (1997)

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