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''Grace Bailey'', also known for many years as ''Mattie'', is a two-masted
schooner A schooner () is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts and, in the case of a two-masted schooner, the foremast generally being shorter than the mainmast. A common variant, the topsail schoon ...
whose home port is Camden Harbor, Camden,
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. Built in 1882 in
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, she is one of four surviving two-masted wooden-hulled schooners, once the most common vessel in the American coasting trade. and
 She was one of the first ships in the fleet of historic vessels known as "Maine windjammers", which offer cruises in
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and the Maine coast, entering that service in 1939. She last underwent major restoration in 1989–90. She was declared a
National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark (NHL) is a building, district, object, site, or structure that is officially recognized by the United States government for its outstanding historical significance. Only some 2,500 (~3%) of over 90,000 places listed ...
in 1992.


Description and history

''Grace Bailey'' is a two-master
schooner A schooner () is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: fore-and-aft rigged on all of two or more masts and, in the case of a two-masted schooner, the foremast generally being shorter than the mainmast. A common variant, the topsail schoon ...
with an deck and an overall length of . Her rigging consists of a mainsail, foresail, and two headsails. She has no engines, normally sailing with a small boat that is powered by an internal diesel engine. Her wooden hull is framed and planked in oak, with pine decking. When built, it was originally fastened with wooden
treenail A treenail, also trenail, trennel, or trunnel, is a wooden peg, pin, or dowel used to fasten pieces of wood together, especially in timber frames, covered bridges, wooden shipbuilding and boat building. It is driven into a hole bored through two ...
s, but these were replaced by galvanized ship spikes during restoration. Below decks she is now outfitted with cabins for carrying passengers and crew. ''Grace Bailey'' was built in 1882 in
Patchogue, New York Patchogue (, ) is a Administrative divisions of New York#Village, village in Suffolk County, New York. The population was 11,798 at the time of the 2010 census. Patchogue is part of the Town (New York), town of Brookhaven, New York, Brookhaven, on ...
by Gilbert SmithNational Historic Landmark nomination documents for owner Edwin Bailey, who named her after his daughter who was born in that year. She was rebuilt in 1906, at which time she was renamed ''Mattie'', a name she sailed under until her restoration in 1989–90. She served in the coasting trade until 1939, the last twenty of those years on the Maine coastline. Relatively small ships like this were the workhorse of the coasting fleet, carrying goods and supplies to areas where road access at the time was difficult or impossible. In 1939 she was chartered by Frank Swift, who had just two years earlier seized on the idea of using schooners for passenger excursions, since they had become financially unviable in the coasting freight trade. Meeting with financial success, he purchased her outright the following year. She has since then served in the "windjammer" fleet, providing sailing cruises to paying customers. On October 9, 2023, her main mast snapped while under sail just outside the breakwater in Rockland, Maine. Initial reports were that one passenger was deceased and three were injured. https://www.penbaypilot.com/article/mast-breaks-schooner-grace-bailey-while-under-sail-one-dead/179326


See also

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List of schooners __TOC__ The following are notable schooner-rigged vessels. Active schooners Historical schooners * '' A. W. Greely'', originally named ''Donald II'' * '' Ada K. Damon'' * ''Albatross'' * * '' Alvin Clark'' * '' America'' * '' American Spi ...
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List of National Historic Landmarks in Maine __NOTOC__ This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in Maine. The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service, and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar ...
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Knox County, Maine This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Knox County, Maine. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Knox County, Maine, United States. ...


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{{National Register of Historic Places National Historic Landmarks in Maine Ships on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine Camden, Maine Schooners of the United States National Register of Historic Places in Knox County, Maine 1882 ships Ships built in New York (state)