It was the end of a Yankee seaport village where nativeborn sons worked all their lives in a native industr)'. Whereevery house — and most of them are still here — was the homeof a shipcarpenter, outfitter, or whaleman. Where the schoolsand churches and homes were built with money from theshipyards. And where practically every man was an expertcraftsman of high integrity.It seems entirely fitting that the mizzen mast of theWiiiiilcrcr should stand as a flagpole in Shipyard Park, a fewfeet from where she was built. And even more, it seems aproper coincidence that the Wanderer, the last vessel built inMattapoisett should be the last whaleship to sail from <strong>New</strong><strong>Bedford</strong> — <strong>New</strong> <strong>Bedford</strong>, whose whaling industry was responsiblefor Mattapoisett's shipbuilding fame.LIST OF VESSELS BUILT IN MATTAPOISETTThe list is by no means complete, but the informationgiven has in most cases been carefully verified. The list isarranged chronologically, and then the vessels listed alphabeticallywithin each year. The order for each entry is: nameof vessel, type, tonnage, builder, and port or ports where shewas owned.ABBREVIATIONS USED:Barnst.; Barnstable, Mass.Bcv.; Beverly, Mass.Bos.; Boston, Mass.Bk.; BarkBr.;Cal.;BrigCaliforniaChat.; Chatham, Mass.Dart.; <strong>Dartmouth</strong>, Mass.Edg.; Edgartown, Mass.Fair.; Fairhaven, Mass.Fal.; Falmouth, Mass.F. R.; Fall River, Mass.Grnpt.; Grecnport, Long IslandHerm.; Hermaphroditelat.;laterMatt.; Mattapoisett, Mass.M. C; Master CarpenterNan.; Nantucket, Mass.N. B.; <strong>New</strong> <strong>Bedford</strong>. Mass.N. L.; <strong>New</strong> London, Conn.Npt.; <strong>New</strong>port, R. I.N. Y.; <strong>New</strong> York, N. Y.I'lyni.; Plymouth, Mass.prob.;probablyProv.; Providence, R. 1.Sand.; Sandwich, Mass.Sav.; Savannah, GeorgiaSch.; SchoonerS. F.; San Francisco, Cal.Sip.; Sippican (Marion, Mass.)Si.;SloopSton.; Stonington, Conn.West.; Westport, Mass.Yarni.; Y.irmouth, Mass.
Eliza, Si., 61 T., Abner Pc.isc (Prob.)17781786Betsey, SI., 32 T.1789Matthew, Brigantine, 60 T.William, SI.1792Katy, Brigantine, 120 T.1793Bethany, Sch., 39 T.1794Drusillia. Si., 41 T.Mchitahjc Sch., 50 T., Eben. Cannon Jr.Matt.Matt.<strong>New</strong>portSalem,Sch., Eben. Cannon [r.1796Venus, Sell., 71 T.Nile, Brig,Olympus, Brig,Projector, Ship,17971800, G. W. Giflford1801Ann. Sch., 92 T.Brutus, Brig, 200 T., G. W. GiftordMars, Sch..Capt. \\". Barstow (Prob.)John Jay, Ship.Victory, SI., 3 9 T.Sunberry, Sch., 80 T.Amity, SI., 24 T.Susan, Sch.,180218031804Capt. W. Barstow(Prob.)Thomas, Brig.,, SI.,Grampus, SI., 3 T., Sch.,1805, Capt. \V. Barstow, G. W. Gifford1806, G. W. Giftord
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