Great Lakes schooners

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Great Lakes schooners were traditionally-rigged wooden sailing vessels used for cargo and transport across the Great Lakes during the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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instanceOf cargo ship type ⓘ
historical ship type ⓘ
sailing vessel type ⓘ
culturalSignificance featured in Great Lakes maritime museums ⓘ
subject of maritime folklore and stories ⓘ
symbol of early Great Lakes commerce ⓘ
currentStatus largely obsolete as commercial vessels ⓘ
represented by a few surviving or replica vessels ⓘ
declineCause competition from steam-powered vessels ⓘ
development of steel-hulled freighters ⓘ
improvements in rail transport ⓘ
economicRole regional trade on the Great Lakes ⓘ
support of grain export from Midwest ⓘ
support of lumber industry ⓘ
support of mining and coal distribution ⓘ
followedBy Great Lakes bulk freighters ⓘ
Great Lakes steamships ⓘ
geographicScope Canadian inland waters ⓘ
St. Lawrence River system (for some vessels) ⓘ
United States inland waters ⓘ
hasDesignFeature centerboard or retractable keel (in many vessels) ⓘ
clipper-style bow on some later vessels ⓘ
flat bottom or relatively flat bottom ⓘ
large cargo hold ⓘ
low freeboard when loaded ⓘ
narrow beam relative to length ⓘ
shallow draft ⓘ
square topsails on some vessels ⓘ
hasHullMaterial wood ⓘ
hasMastCount two or more masts ⓘ
hasRiggingType fore-and-aft rig ⓘ
schooner rig ⓘ
hasSailPlan gaff-rigged sails ⓘ
jibs ⓘ
staysails ⓘ
operatedInPeriod 19th century ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
operatedOn Great Lakes ⓘ
Lake Erie ⓘ
Lake Huron ⓘ
Lake Michigan ⓘ
Lake Ontario ⓘ
Lake Superior ⓘ
poweredBy wind ⓘ
precededBy Great Lakes sailing canoes and bateaux ⓘ
relatedTo Great Lakes freighter ⓘ
Great Lakes maritime history ⓘ
schooner ⓘ
safetyIssue risk of shipwreck on shoals and reefs ⓘ
vulnerability to sudden storms ⓘ
typicalConstruction carvel-planked wooden hull ⓘ
deckhouses for crew accommodation ⓘ
frames of oak or other hardwoods ⓘ
typicalCrewSize small crew relative to cargo capacity ⓘ
usedFor bulk commodity transport ⓘ
cargo transport ⓘ
coal transport ⓘ
general freight transport ⓘ
grain transport ⓘ
iron ore transport ⓘ
lumber transport ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ

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