NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Wyoming (ship)

The Wyoming was the largest six-masted schooner built of wood and one of the largest wooden schooners ever built. She was built and completed in 1909 by the firm of Percy & Small in Bath, Maine. The Wyoming was also one of the largest wooden ships ever built, the longest wooden ship ever built (450 ft from jibboom tip to spanker boom tip), and the last six-mast schooner built on the east coast of the US. Image File history File links United_States_yacht_flag. ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Tonnage is a measure of the size or cargo capacity of a ship. ... Tonnage is a measure of the size or cargo capacity of a ship. ... Tonnage is a measure of the size or cargo capacity of a ship. ... Tonnage is a measure of the size or cargo capacity of a ship. ... o/a, o. ... p/p, p. ... mizzen mast, mainmast and foremast Grand Turk The mast of a sailing ship is a tall vertical pole which supports the sails. ... Two-masted fishing schooner A schooner (IPA: ) is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts. ... View uphill towards City Hall in Bath Bath is a city located in Sagadahoc County, Maine. ... // Finding the largest wooden ship in the world is not straightforward since there are several contenders, depending on which definitions are used. ... A typical jib on a small yacht A jib is a triangular staysail set ahead of the foremost mast of a sailing boat. ... A spanker is either of two kinds of sail. ...

Because of the extreme length of the Wyoming and its wood construction, it tended to flex in heavy seas, which would cause the long planks to twist and buckle, thereby allowing sea water to intrude into the hold (see sagging and hogging). The Wyoming had to use pumps to keep its hold relatively free of water. In 1924, it foundered in heavy seas and sank with the loss of all hands. Sagging is the stress a ships hull or keel is placed under when a wave is the same length as the ship and the ship is in the trough of two waves. ... Hogging is the stress a ships hull or keel is placed under when a wave is the same length as the ship and the crest of the wave is amidships. ...

Description

It was 329.5 feet long and 50'1" wide, with a draft of 30'5". The Wyoming had a volume of 373,054 cubic feet; that is, a gross register tonnage (GRT) of 3730.54. After subtracting the volume consumed by the helm and crew quarters and other areas not suitable for cargo, it had a cargo capacity of 303,621 cubic feet, or a net register tonnage of 3036.21. Its deadweight was 6004 long tons, that is, the weight of the ship fully loaded, including the crew, cargo (6000 tons), fuel, water and stores, less the weight of the ship when totally empty (4000 tons), was 6004 long tons. She could carry 6000 long tons of coal. The Wyoming was built of yellow pine with 6" planking and there were 90 diagonal iron cross-bracings on each side. ^[1] Tonnage is a measure of the size or cargo capacity of a ship. ... Tonnage is a measure of the size or cargo capacity of a ship. ... Long Ton (sometimes known as a Gross Ton, Weight Ton, or Imperial Ton) is the name for the unit called the Ton in the Avoirdupois or Imperial system of measurements, as formerly used in the United Kingdom and several other Commonwealth countries. ... Long Ton (sometimes known as a Gross Ton, Weight Ton, or Imperial Ton) is the name for the unit called the Ton in the Avoirdupois or Imperial system of measurements, as formerly used in the United Kingdom and several other Commonwealth countries. ... Long Ton (sometimes known as a Gross Ton, Weight Ton, or Imperial Ton) is the name for the unit called the Ton in the Avoirdupois or Imperial system of measurements, as formerly used in the United Kingdom and several other Commonwealth countries. ... Coal Coal (IPA: ) is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by coal mining, either underground mining or open-pit mining (surface mining). ...

The Wyoming was equipped with a Hyde windlass and a donkey steam engine to raise and lower sails, haul lines and perform other tasks. The steam engine was not used to power the ship, but permitted it to be sailed with a smaller crew of only 11 hands. The ship was named for for the state of Wyoming because Wyoming Governor Bryant Butler Brooks was one of the ship's investors, which cost $175,000 in 1909 dollars. A windlass is an apparatus for moving a heavy weight. ... A steam donkey is type of stationary steam engine historically used during logging operations to haul logs to a log-landing. ... Official language(s) English Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Area Ranked 10th - Total 97,818 sq mi (253,348 kmÂ²) - Width 280 miles (450 km) - Length 360 miles (580 km) - % water 0. ... Bryant B. Brooks, as Governor of Wyoming Byrant Butler Brooks (1861-02-05â€“1944-08-12) was an American businessman, rancher and politician. ...

Ship's History

Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Settled: 1630 â€“ Incorporated: 1842 Zip Code(s): 02143 â€“ Area Code(s): 617 / 857 Official website: http://www. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Nickname: The Forest City Country United States State Maine County Cumberland Settled 1632 Incorporated 1786 Mayor Nicholas Mavodones, Jr Area - City 136. ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ... Nickname: The Forest City Country United States State Maine County Cumberland Settled 1632 Incorporated 1786 Mayor Nicholas Mavodones, Jr Area - City 136. ... Year 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Motto: Crescas (Latin for, Thou shalt grow. ... Saint John, 2001 population 69,661 (metropolitan population 122,678) is the largest city in the province of New Brunswick, Canada. ... Year 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Satellite image of the intense noreaster responsible for the North American blizzard of 2006. ... Nantucket Sound is a roughly triangular area of the Atlantic Ocean offshore from the U.S. state of Massachusetts. ...

Historical Importance

This ship was one of the largest wood sailing vessels ever built. Despite utilizing some of the best engineering and technology available at the time, the ship was generally unstable at sea, and never sailed far from land. The Wyoming is used often as an example of how difficult it is to build a seaworthy wood vessel of such a size. Noah's Ark, which is estimated to be approximately 400-450' in length, would have been built without the engineering knowledge of the 19th Century, and it is unlikely that it would have been any more seaworthy than the Wyoming. ^[4] A painting by the American Edward Hicks (1780â€“1849), showing the animals boarding Noahs Ark two by two. ...

References

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Ship's History

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