Breck Marshall
 Catboat Brek Marshall
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| History | |
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| Name | Breck Marshall |
| Builder | Mystic Seaport Museum, in Mystic, Connecticut |
| Completed | 1987 |
| Status | Museum ship at Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, Connecticut |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cape Cod catboat |
| Length | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
| Beam | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
Breck Marshall is sailboat museum ship of the Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, Connecticut. The Mystic Seaport Museum built Breck Marshall as reproduction of a Cape Cod catboat in 1987. The Breck Marshall is 20 ft (6.1 m) long and is typical of boats built around 1900. Catboats were used for fishing and for pleasure trips. Breck Marshall was the president of Marshall Marine, a catboat builder. Breck Marshall and Marshall Marine funded Catboat Association that funded the building of the Breck Marshall. The Breck Marshall sails the upper Mystic River in warm months. [1][2]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "BRECK MARSHALL: WORKING CATBOAT". Mystic Seaport Museum.
- ^ "Cape Cod Catboat Breck Marshall Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
41°21′41″N 71°57′52″W / 41.36139°N 71.96444°W
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