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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Lewis R. French |
| Builder | French Brothers |
| Launched | 1871 |
| Status | In service as of 2023 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 50 gross register tons (GRT) |
| Length | |
| Beam | 18.8 ft (5.7 m) |
| Draft | 7.5 ft (2.3 m) |
| Depth of hold | 5.4 ft (1.6 m) |
| Propulsion | Yawl Boat 85 HP |
| Sail plan | Main, Fore, Forestaysail, Jib, Main Gaff Topsail, Jib Topsail |
| Complement | 4 crew and 21 Overnight Guests |
Lewis R. French (Schooner) | |
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| Location | Camden Harbor, Camden, Maine |
| Coordinates | 44°12′38″N 69°03′46″W / 44.21056°N 69.06278°W |
| Built | 1871 |
| Architect | French Bros. |
| Architectural style | coasting schooner |
| NRHP reference No. | 82005263 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | 4 December 1991[2] |
| Designated NHL | 4 December 1992[3] |
Lewis R. French is a gaff-rigged topsail schooner sailing out of Camden, Maine as a "Maine windjammer" offering 3 to 6 night cruises to tourists. Built in 1871, she is the oldest known two-masted schooner in the United States, and one of a small number of this once-common form of vessel in active service. The ship was designated a US National Historic Landmark in 1992.
- ^ Dean & Delgado 1990, p. 3.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "Lewis R. French (schooner)". National Park Service. Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved June 25, 2008.