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Schooner Perry Setzer after launching attempt, Bridgeport.
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Title
Schooner
Perry
Setzer
after
launching
attempt
,
Bridgeport
.
Place
Bridgeport (Conn.)
Topic
Schooners
Sailing ships
Cargo ships
Ships
Salvage
Launchings
Topic-Organization, Vessel
Perry Setzer (Schooner)
Greene Brothers
Merritt & Chapman Derrick & Wrecking Company
Theme
Environment
Infrastructure
Livelihood
Description
Stern
view
of the
four-masted
schooner
Perry
Setzer
after
her
attempted
launching
in
Bridgeport
.
Men
can
be
seen
on
board
the
schooner
.
Ropes
attached
to her
stern
extend
to the
foreground
to a
vessel
from
which
the
photograph
was
taken
. A
crowd
of
spectators
is
gathered
along
a
waterfront
area
in the
background
.
Notes
Title
supplied
by
cataloger
. The
Perry
Setzer
was
built
by
Greene
Brothers
, the
largest
vessel
built
in
Bridgeport
. Her
dimensions
were
216.8
x
42.4
x
17.8
feet
. The
ways
collapsed
at her
launching
. The
Perry
Setzer
served
as a
commercial
vessel
until
she was
lost
in
1924
. The
Greene
Brothers
came
to
Bridgeport
from
Maine
and
focused
their
business
on the
construction
of
powered
oyster
boats
. They also
built
several
schooners
. The
collapse
of the
ways
at the
launching
of the
Perry
Setzer
led
to
financial
difficulties
for the
company
and the
eventual
demise
of the
Bridgeport
business
. The
yard
was
acquired
by
Simon
Lake
of
Lake
Torpedo
Boat
Company
which
later
built
a
number
of
submarines
and
wooden
boats
.
Based
on
related
images
,
photograph
appears
to
document
the
attempt
to
float
the
vessel
after
the
failed
launching
attempt
. The
Merritt
&
Chapman
Derrick
&
Wrecking
Company
appears
to have been
involved
in that
effort
. In
1922
Merritt
&
Chapman
merged
with
T.A
.
Scott
Company
of
New
London
to
form
the
marine
engineering
,
construction
and
salvage
firm
Merritt-Chapman
&
Scott
Corporation
.
Date created
1902
.
Physical format
1
photograph
;
7
x
5
in.
Digital format
image/jpeg
Identifier
Accession
number
:
1964.660.243
File
name
:
IMG0100-4203.PCD
Source
Mystic
Seaport
Rights
Copyright
restrictions
applying
to
use
or
reproduction
of this
image
are
available
from
Mystic
Seaport
.
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