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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Predicate Object
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 steamships
surface form: Great Lakes bulk freighters

Great Lakes steamships
geographicScope Canadian inland waters
Saint Lawrence River
surface form: 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 steamships
surface form: 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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