''Stag'' was a

barque A barque, barc, or bark is a type of sailing vessel with three or more masts having the fore- and mainmasts rigged square and only the mizzen (the aftmost mast) rigged fore and aft. Sometimes, the mizzen is only partly fore-and-aft rigged, b ...

built in

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native En ...

which was renowned for her speed. Designed by a pioneering Canadian naval architect

Ebenezer Moseley Ebenezer Moseley (February 14, 1813 – June 18, 1903) was a Boston-born ship builder in 19th century Nova Scotia. His best known ship is the barque ''Stag''. Early life Ebenezer Moseley was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts to shipbuilder Phineas ...

, ''Stag'' was built with a dramatic "

Aberdeen bow ''Scottish Maid'' was a Scottish packet boat, a two-masted wooden schooner, built at Alexander Hall and Sons' boatyard in 1839 for the Aberdeen Line. She has been described as the first clipper vessel to be built in Britain. Her design of sharp ...

". Considered an Atlantic Canadian example of a

Clipper Ship A clipper was a type of mid-19th-century merchant sailing vessel, designed for speed. Clippers were generally narrow for their length, small by later 19th century standards, could carry limited bulk freight, and had a large total sail area. "Cli ...

, she was famous for several fast passages, despite her small size, and was painted by the famous Nova Scotian ship portrait artist John O'Brien.

References

*''Sailing Ships of the Maritime'' Charles Armour and Thomas Lackey (Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 1975)

External links

Tall Ships of Atlantic Canada – Registry InformationTall Ships of Atlantic Canada – Ship Portrait

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