Name/Title
Snow Squall: The Last American Clipper ShipEntry/Object ID
2001.0387Tags
Verify Paperwork, Update Storage Location, Review, LocateDescription
It begins with a volunteer archaeological expedition after the Falkland War in the 1980's, but quickly becomes a maritime detective story, as Snow Squall's story is pieced together further with information gleaned from shipping lists, newspaper accounts, disaster books, and diaries. Her world turns out to be a fascinating one from the laying of her keel at the Butler Yard in South Portland in 1851; to her captain's problems with storms, unruly crews, and attempted piracy; her owner's attempts to keep her profitable when news of her markets thousands of miles away was months old, and her cargo wouldn't be delivered until months later; and her last captain's heroic efforts to repair his badly damaged ship after going aground near Cape Horn in 1864.