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Acme - (1901-1915)
ACME - 1901
Steel 4-masted barque LOA 332' Beam 45' Depth 26' 3288 gross tons 135,000 cases
Launched 1901, at Arthur Sewall's yard, Bath, Maine, where she was built at a cost of $190,000. ACME left Bath in July 1901,
headed for New York to pick up her first load.
The famous race between this ship and the British-flag BRILLIANT was talked about for decades after it took place. Both were in New York with full cargoes for Yokohama, Japan. Betting ran high. BRILLIANT was commanded by Captain Cowlishaw, who was not exactly a runt at 5'7". But ACME's skipper, Captain Lawrence, scraped the overhead at 7'2" - and around the New York office in those days they were known as the "long and short of it". In spite of steering gear trouble, BRILLIANT won the race, whereupon she was immediately challenged to race back. She won again. As a result the phrase "long and short of it" took on a time as well as a height dimension.
The available records have foiled all attempts to discover the time and manner of acme's disposal
1901 May 21 Launched at the shipyard of Arthur Sewall & Co., Bath, ME, for Standard Oil Co., New York.
1913 Sold to the Alaska Packers' Association, San Francisco, CA, and was renamed Star of Poland.
1918 September 15 Stranded on the East coast of Katsura on a voyage from the USA to Japan.
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The Miramar Ship Index for "ACME"
IDNo:
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2107655
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Year:
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1901
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Name:
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ACME
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Launch Date:
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Type:
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ship-4
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Date of completion:
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06.1901
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Flag:
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USA
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Keel:
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Tons:
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3288
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Link:
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-
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DWT:
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0
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Yard No:
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46
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Length overall:
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Ship Design:
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LPP:
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101.24
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Country of build:
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USA
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Beam:
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13.8
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Builder:
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Sewall & Co.
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Material of build:
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wood
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Location of yard:
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Bath, ME
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Number of screws/Mchy/Speed(kn):
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sail
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Subsequent History:
1915 STAR OF POLAND
Disposal Data:
wrecked off Katsuura 15.09.1918.
History:
ON
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LR/IMO
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ID
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Year
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Name
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Tons
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Change
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Main Owner
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107655
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2107655
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1901
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ACME
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3288
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Standard Oil Co
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107655
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2107655
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1901
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STAR OF POLAND
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3288
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1915
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Alaska Packers' Assoc.
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Additional Information :
Acme
A steel four-masted barque built in 1901 by Arthur Sewall & Co., Bath, ME.
Dimensions: 101,24×13,81×7,95 meters [332'2"×45'4"×26'1"] and tonnage: 3288 GRT and 2987 NRT.
Rigged with dubbel top- and topgallant sails and royal sails.
1901 May 21
Launched at the shipyard of Arthur Sewall & Co., Bath, ME, for Standard Oil Co., New York.
1913
Sold to the Alaska Packers' Association, San Francisco, CA, and was renamed Star of Poland.
1918 September 15
Stranded on the East coast of Katsura on voyage from the US to Japan.