''Annie'' is a
Sandbagger sloop
A sandbagger sloop is a type of sailboat made popular in the 19th century as a work vessel which also could be used as a pleasure craft. They are a descendant of shoal-draft sloops used in oyster fishing in the shallow waters of New York Bay
The t ...
located at
Mystic Seaport
Mystic Seaport Museum or Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea in Mystic, Connecticut is the largest maritime museum in the United States. It is notable for its collection of sailing ships and boats and for the re-creation of the craf ...
in
Mystic, Connecticut
Mystic is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in Groton, Connecticut, Groton and Stonington, Connecticut, United States.
Historically, Mystic was a significant Connecticut seaport with more than 600 ships built over 135 years starting in ...
, United States. Built in 1880 in Mystic by David O. Richmond, ''Annie'' was built for Henry H. Tift and was used for competitive racing. ''Annie'' was donated to
Mystic Seaport
Mystic Seaport Museum or Mystic Seaport: The Museum of America and the Sea in Mystic, Connecticut is the largest maritime museum in the United States. It is notable for its collection of sailing ships and boats and for the re-creation of the craf ...
in 1931 and was the first vessel in their collection of watercraft.
[
] In 2004 she underwent an extensive restoration to return her to her original configuration.
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See also
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Annie 30
The Annie 30, often just called Annie, is an American sailboat that was designed by Chuck Paine as an offshore cruiser and first built in 1980.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 206-207. ...
, a sailboat design with the same name
References
Mystic, Connecticut
Museum ships in Mystic, Connecticut
1880 ships
Individual sailing vessels
Ships built in Mystic, Connecticut
Sloops of the United States
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