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Title |
WINSLOW Binnacle Compass |
Object Name |
Compass |
Catalog Number |
PS2014.5.1 |
Other Name |
Binnacle Compass |
Description |
Hanging binnacle compass from captain's cabin. Used aboard the four-masted schooner WINSLOW in Captain Oscar Fredericks's berth. The ship was launched in 1899 at Port Blakely. In 1917 an armed German merchant raider, WOLF, captured the ship and removed the goods it was carrying before burning the schooner. |
Vessel Name |
WINSLOW |
Vessel Type |
Schooner |
Propulsion |
Sail |
Source |
Cole, Frederick and Linda |
Search Terms |
Binnacle WINSLOW |
