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Lewis R. French (schooner)
''Lewis R. French'' is a gaff-rigged topsail schooner sailing out of Camden, Maine as a "Maine windjammer" offering weeklong cruises to tourists. Built in 1871, she is the oldest known two-masted schooner in the United States, and one of a small number of this once-common form of vessel in active service. She was designated a US National Historic Landmark in 1992.
==Description and history==
''Lewis R. French'' was launched in 1871 in Christmas Cove〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A Little History )〕 in the town of South Bristol, Maine. She is long, has a beam, and draws with a full keel. Sail is her only means of power. Her frame is of double-sawn oak and her planking is white pine. Fastenings were originally treenails, but were replaced during restoration by spiking.
''Lewis R. French'' was built by brothers Lewis and Joseph French. She was named for Lewis, and Joseph was her first master. At first used in the coasting trade, she was operated as a fishing vessel between 1877 and 1888 before again returning to coasting. In 1928 her masts were removed and she was converted to engine power, with a pilot house on her poop deck. She remained in the coasting trade, carrying all manner of cargo, until 1973, when she was purchased by John Foss. He spent three years restoring the vessel to its original sailing condition and outfitting its hold for passengers. Since 1976 she has been in the tourist trade on the Maine coast.〔
She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991,〔 and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1992.〔 She is the oldest two-masted schooner in the United States (slightly older than ''Stephen Taber'', also built in 1871), and is one of only two that has a full keel (the other, the ''Governor Stone'', is also a National Historic Landmark). She is the oldest sailing ship built in Maine, and the only known surviving Maine-built schooner.〔
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