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Summary
The "Merty B. Crowley" was built in 1907 by Cobb and Butler Co. of Rockland, Maine. Huge six masted schooners were coal freighters, built to carry significant tonnage with a small crew. Coal was loaded at Hampton Roads, Virginia or Delaware Bay for delivery in Maine. The Merty B. Crowley ended her days when wrecked on Great Wasque Shoal, Martha's Vineyard in a heavy fog January, 1910. Editor/Copyright Owner is Blumenberg Associates LLC who own the original real photo postcard that was scanned and thereby the copyright for the digital image. Due diligence confirms that copyright for the real photo postcard was not renewed. URL for this image is Merty B. Crowly, Rockland 1907.