The names of the seven masts of the Thomas W. Lawson have been the subject for some discussion.
| Original sail plan
| No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | No. 7
|
| Axel Larson [1]
| No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | Spanker
|
| At launch
| Fore | Main | Mizzen | Spanker | Jigger | Driver | Pusher
|
| After launch
| Forecastle | Fore | Main | Mizzen | Jigger | Spanker | After
|
| Capt. Frank H. Peterson [2]
| Fore | Main | Mizzen | After Mizzen | Jigger | Driver | Spanker
|
| Later changed [2]
| Fore | Main | Mizzen | No.4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | Spanker
|
| Capt. Arthur Crowley [3]
| Fore | Main | Mizzen | No.4 | No. 5 | No. 6 | Spanker
|
| Capt. William Holland [4]
| Fore | Main | Mizzen | Jigger | Spanker | Driver | Rudder Mast
|
| Douglas Lawson [5]
| Fore | Main | Mizzen | Spanker | Rider | Driver | Jigger
|
| Capt. Ernest D. Sproul [6] | Fore | Main | Mizzen | Middle | Spanker | Driver | Pusher
|
| Charles H. Lincoln [7]
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday
|
- Axel Larson, Foreman Rigger at the Atlantic Works of the Boston Plant. Notes at the Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum.
- According to Capt. Frank H. Peterson, secretary of the Boston Marine Society Capt. Arthur Crowley told him what the masts were originally called.
- Capt. Arthur L. Crowley, the first master of the Thomas W. Lawson, in a letter preserved at the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA.
- Capt. William Holland of Bradford: "Having served as quartermaster on
the Thomas W. Lawson, I feel I must know the names of the sticks she had in her."
- Douglas Lawson was the son of Thomas W. Lawson.
- Capt. Ernest D. Sproul of the Old State House Marine
Museum.
- Charles H. Lincoln of the Boston Post and a literary associate of
Thomas W. Lawson has said that Lawson told him that the masts were named for the
days of the week.
Updated 1998-12-28 by
Lars Bruzelius
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