Launch of Frederick Billings 1885
Launch of Frederick Billings 1885
The Frederick Billings was the largest square-rigged ship built on Penobscot Bay, and the only four-masted ship. Its builder, Carleton, Norwood & Co. , made much of its money from the lime industry, building, owning and operating vessels. The Billings measured 2496 tons, 278 feet long.
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LB2005.24.14398
Geographic Location:
Rockport, Maine
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