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Martin Welch
Martin Leander Welch (1864–1935) was a fishing schooner captain out of Gloucester, Massachusetts. He was captain of the Esperanto in 1920 when it defeated the Canadian schooner Delawana in the first International Fishing Schooner Championship Races in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Born in Digby, Nova Scotia Digby is an incorporated town in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is in the historical Digby County, Nova Scotia, county of Digby and a separate municipality from the Municipality of the District of Digby. The town is situated on the western s ..., he moved to Gloucester in 1880, where he commanded the schooners Lucille, Titania, Lucania, Navahoe, Killarney, Benjamin A. Smith, Esperanto, Elsie, and the motor sailer Thelma. He died in Gloucester in 1935. References *"Esperanto Defeats Canadian Schooner in First of 3 Races", New York Times, October 31, 1920 *"Esperanto Wins Fisherman's Cup", New York Times, November 2, 1920 *"Captain Marty's Great Race", The Literary Digest, Nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloucester, Massachusetts
Gloucester () is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It sits on Cape Ann and is a part of Massachusetts's North Shore. The population was 29,729 at the 2020 U.S. Census. An important center of the fishing industry and a popular summer destination, Gloucester consists of an urban core on the north side of the harbor and the outlying neighborhoods of Annisquam, Bay View, Lanesville, Folly Cove, Magnolia, Riverdale, East Gloucester, and West Gloucester. History The boundaries of Gloucester originally included the town of Rockport, in an area dubbed "Sandy Bay". The village separated formally from Gloucester on February 27, 1840. In 1873, Gloucester was reincorporated as a city. Contact period Native Americans inhabited what would become northeastern Massachusetts for thousands of years prior to the European colonization of the Americas. At the time of contact, the area was inhabited by Agawam people under sachem Masconomet. Evidence of a village exis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esperanto (schooner)
The ''Esperanto'' was a fishing schooner based in Gloucester, Massachusetts. ''Esperanto'' was designed by Thomas F. McManus of Boston and built by James and Tarr Shipbuilders of Essex, Massachusetts. She was launched on June 27, 1906, and measured in length, in beam, and a draft of with gross tonnage of 140. The ''Esperanto'' was used in several races and is one of only two undefeated champions at the International Fisherman's Cup. International Fisherman's Cup, 1920 Under command of Captain Martin Leander Welch, ''Esperanto'' became the first winner of the International Fisherman's Cup on November 1, 1920, when she beat the Canadian fishing schooner ''Delawana'' of Riverport under command of Capt. Thomas Himmelman. In the next race, in 1921, the Canadian sailing ship ''Bluenose'', built in Lunenburg after the model of ''Esperanto'', won against the schooner '' Elsie'' from Gloucester, Massachusetts. Her crew for the 1920 race included: * Captain Martin Leander Welch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delawana (schooner)
The ''Delawana'' was a fishing schooner based in Riverport, Nova Scotia. International Fishing Vessel Championship, 1920 ''Delawana'' was the first schooner to represent Canada at the first International Fishing Vessel Championship races in 1920 under command of Capt. Thomas Himmelman from Riverport, Nova Scotia. On 11 October 1920, ''Delawana'' defeated the Canadian schooner ''Gilbert B. Walters'', sailed by Capt. Angus Walters, when the topmast of the ''Gilbert B. Walters'' broke during one of the races. Much to the dismay of the crew, the ''Delawana'' then lost in two straight races to the American Gloucester fishing schooner ''Esperanto Esperanto ( or ) is the world's most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Created by the Warsaw-based ophthalmologist L. L. Zamenhof in 1887, it was intended to be a universal second language for international communi ...'' under Capt. Marty Welch. Despite the loss, the crew from Riverport did represent Canad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Digby, Nova Scotia
Digby is an incorporated town in southwestern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is in the historical Digby County, Nova Scotia, county of Digby and a separate municipality from the Municipality of the District of Digby. The town is situated on the western shore of the Annapolis Basin near the entrance to the Digby Gut, which connects the basin to the Bay of Fundy. Named after Robert Digby (Royal Navy officer), Admiral Robert Digby, the town has a scallop fishing fleet. The MV Fundy Rose, MV ''Fundy Rose'' ferry service connects the town to Saint John, New Brunswick. History Digby is called Oositookun, meaning ear of land, by the Mi'kmaq. A small group of New England Planters settled in the area of the town in the 1760s naming it Conway. However Digby was formally settled and surveyed as a town in June 1783 by the United Empire Loyalists under the leadership of Sir Robert Digby (admiral), Robert Digby. The town developed a sizable shipping fleet in the 19th century. One famous Digby vessel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Sailors
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Canadian Sailors
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Canadian People Of Irish Descent
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People From Gloucester, Massachusetts
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People From Digby County, Nova Scotia
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1864 Births
Events January–March * January 13 – American songwriter Stephen Foster ("Oh! Susanna", "Old Folks at Home") dies aged 37 in New York City, leaving a scrap of paper reading "Dear friends and gentle hearts". His parlor song " Beautiful Dreamer" is published in March. * January 16 – Denmark rejects an Austrian-Prussian ultimatum to repeal the Danish Constitution, which says that Schleswig-Holstein is part of Denmark. * January 21 – New Zealand Wars: The Tauranga campaign begins. * February – John Wisden publishes '' The Cricketer's Almanack for the year 1864'' in England; it will go on to become the major annual cricket reference publication. * February 1 – Danish-Prussian War (Second Schleswig War): 57,000 Austrian and Prussian troops cross the Eider River into Denmark. * February 15 – Heineken brewery founded in Netherlands. * February 17 – American Civil War: The tiny Confederate hand-propelled submarine ''H. L. Hunl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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