Bowdoin (Arctic schooner)

Bowdoin

Bowdoin at anchor off Sable Island, Nova Scotia
History
Owner	Donald B. MacMillan US Navy 22 May 1941 – 24 January 1945 MacMillan 1945–1959 Mystic Seaport 1959–1967 Schooner Bowdoin Association, Inc. 1967 – 1988 Maine Maritime Academy c.1988–
Builder	William H. Hand, Jr. (designer) Hodgdon Brothers Shipyard
Launched	1921
Commissioned	16 June 1941 as IX-50
Decommissioned	16 December 1943
Stricken	14 May 1944
Identification	MMSI number: 303498000 Callsign: WAM8653
General characteristics
Tonnage	66 GRT
Length	72 ft (22 m) LWL 88 ft (27 m) LOA
Beam	21 ft (6.4 m)
Draft	10 ft (3.0 m)
Sail plan	Gaff-rigged Schooner
Bowdoin (Arctic Exploration Schooner)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
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Location	Castine, Maine
Coordinates	44°23′12″N 68°47′48″W / 44.38667°N 68.79667°W / 44.38667; -68.79667
Built	1921
Architect	Hodgdon Brothers; William H. Hand, Jr.
NRHP reference No.	80000411
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	12 February 1980[1]
Designated NHL	20 December 1989[2]

Bowdoin /ˈboʊdɪn/ is a historic schooner built in 1921 in East Boothbay, Maine, at the Hodgdon Brothers Shipyard. Designed by William H. Hand, Jr. under the direction of explorer Donald B. MacMillan, the gaff-rigged vessel is the only American schooner built specifically for Arctic exploration. She has made 29^[3] trips above the Arctic Circle in her life, three^[3] since she was acquired by the Maine Maritime Academy as a sail training ship in 1988.^[3] She is currently owned by the Academy, located in Castine, Maine, and is named for Bowdoin College.^[4]