William T. Palmer

Bath, Massachusetts Two four-masted schooners and 13 five-masted. According to W.J. Lewis Parker The Great Coal Schooners of New England, William T. Palmer designed all the schooners in his fleet except for the Jane Palmer built in Boston and the Elisabeth Palmer built by Percy & Small, Bath.

"We build them with about three times as much timber as they should have to provide for their decay, knowing that there may come a time when one rib in three will have to furnish the strength".

Years	Name	Built	Tonnage	Type
1900-1909	Marie Palmer	1900	1594 GRT	4-m schooner
1900-1915	Maude Palmer	1900	1529 GRT	4-m schooner
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1902-19??	Prescott Palmer	1900	2811 GRT	5-m schooner
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1903-1915	Elizabeth Palmer	1902 (1903?)	3065	5-m schooner
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1905-1909	Davis Palmer	1905	2965	5-m schooner
1907-1916	Fannie Palmer	1907	2233	5-m schooner
1908-1914	Fuller Palmer	1908	3060	5-m schooner
...	Rebecca Palmer	1901	. . .	5-m schooner
...	Jane Palmer	1902	. . .	5-m schooner
...	Jane Palmer	1904	. . .	5-m schooner

Updated 1996-10-08 by Lars Bruzelius

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