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| Owner | Mystic Seaport | 
| Completed | 1891 | 
| Acquired | 1964 | 
| Status | Museum ship | 
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 32 ft (9.8 m) LOD[1] 32 ft 7 in (9.93 m) (LOA)[2] | 
| Beam | 12 ft 5 in (3.78 m)[2] | 
| Propulsion | Sail | 
| Sail plan | Sloop | 
Nellie is an oyster sloop located at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut, United States. Nellie was built in 1891[1] in Smithtown, New York and was used for oyster dredging in Long Island Sound. Mystic Seaport acquired her in 1964 to add to their collection of watercraft.[3]
Images
- Nellie, a Long Island Oyster Sloop, The Book of Wooden Boats, Vol. 1
References
- 1 2 "Sports & Recreation". The Woodenboat (169): 92. 2002.
- 1 2 Mendlowitz, Benjamin; Bray, Maynard (1992). The Book of Wooden Boats. Vol. 1. New York: Norton. pp. 82, 83. ISBN 9780393034172.
- ↑ "Nellie - Oyster Sloop". Mystic Seaport. Archived from the original on 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
41°21′45″N 71°57′55″W / 41.36250°N 71.96528°W / 41.36250; -71.96528
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