matter sorts out this way: Peking was launched in 1911 , Pre ussen was wrecked in 19 13-so by 1929 , when Irving Johnson signed on Peking, Preussen was long gone and Peking was the largest surviving sailing ship . As to the last point, the Johnsons loathe war--hut we too , think the story should he told .- Eo. Sea History Gazette Doesn ' t the Sea History Gazette impinge on the Sea History magazine? T here used to be fo ur issues per yea rlate ly three and a half. Why put out a Sea History Gazette when yo u can' t keep up with Sea History? G EORGE N APIER,
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Naza reth , Penn sy lv ani a I am still not overl y impressed with yo ur o rgani zation 's ability to get its magazine out and to its members while the news within is still current. I enjoy yo ur cover stories , but yo ur news section is always quite dated. Hope it improves . THOMAS P A R L AP IAN O
Rose lle Park , New Jersey Sea Hi story, hal'ing suffe red a hiatus in 1988 , is again coming out regularly fo ur times a year. But as a quarterly, its "Ship Notes" section simply cannot he j i1lly current . Hence we publish Sea History Gazette, a semi-monthly newsletter that reports de i•elopments in ship presen •ation and maritime history in timely fas hion, with "Page Th ree" editorial comments. The Gazette is available to NMHS members fo r $25 a year.- Eo.
QUERIES In my research on the 19th century schooner Coronet, I wonder if any o f yo ur readers can he lp with informati on on fo ur of her fo rmer owners, a ll of New York or Brookl yn? Who knows anything about Arthur E. Bateman, owner fro m earl y 1890 to late 189 1? Fred S. Pearson, late 1898 to earl y 1899? John I. Waterbury earl y 1899 to earl y 190 I? Loui s Bossert, 1901 to earl y 1905? I have onl y sketchy materia l on them at present. CAPT. TI MOTH Y
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185 South McGarity Road McDonough G A 30253 A popul ar interest is presentl y deve loping in the De lawa re Bay sailing oyster fleet , which is still within the memory of a lot of people. Its small craft have had considerable documentati on, but , I fi nd a surpri sing lac k of info rmation on the larger sloops and two- and three-masted schooners that served as coastwise and SEA HISTORY , SUMMER 1989
fo re ign traders. While we have a few doc umented ha lf-mode ls and a handful of photographs. I wo uld like to find suffi cient data to warrant development of plans. Thi s would require models or line dra wings, sail maker's records, builder 's specifications, paintings, or other data giving a fairl y compl ete picture of a given vessel. As a starter, I am interested in the fol low ing Dennisvi lle NJ schooners: J.K. Manning ( 1869) William L. Elkins ( 1873) Frank Leaming ( 1873) Hattie Nickerson ( 188 1) Gertrude Abbott ( 1882) Emily S. Baymore ( 1884 ) Th omas F. Pollard ( 1890 ) Douglass Gregory ( 189 1) Others from South Jersey are: out of Mill vill e, the James A. Parsons ( 1860) and the Luther T. Garretson (1884) ; from Goshen, the Sa llie E. Ludlam ( 1873); from Bridgeton, the Beulah Land (1 882); and from Lees burg, the Benjamin Russell ( 1904) , Florence & Lillian ( 1874), and Henrietta Simmons ( 1865). I will be g lad to correspond with others who can contribute info rmation. EDWARD G . B ROW
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