L. A. Dunton

L. A. Dunton


Mystic, Connecticut (CT), US
L. A. Dunton is one of two remaining fishing schooners built at the A.D. Story Shipyard in Essex, Massachusetts.

L. A. Dunton was modeled after a ship designed by Thomas F. McManus and was among the last large, purely sail-powered fishing vessels built. She was later equipped with an engine and had been adapted for use primarily as a motor vessel before being acquired by the Mystic Seaport Museum in 1963. An initial restoration in 1963-65 returned the rig and stern to their original configuration, while subsequent restorations between 1974 and 1985 returned her to a more fully authentic appearance. L.A. Dunton was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993.
L. A. Dunton is one of two remaining fishing schooners built at the A.D. Story Shipyard in Essex, Massachusetts.

L. A. Dunton was modeled after a ship designed by Thomas F. McManus and was among the last large, purely sail-powered fishing vessels built. She was later equipped with an engine and had been adapted for use primarily as a motor vessel before being acquired by the Mystic Seaport Museum in 1963. An initial restoration in 1963-65 returned the rig and stern to their original configuration, while subsequent restorations between 1974 and 1985 returned her to a more fully authentic appearance. L.A. Dunton was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993.
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