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584:. Boston, Massachusetts. 8 Mar 1886. p. 5
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336:Magnolia, Massachusetts
134:General characteristics
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678:"Pilot Mapes Stricken"
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604:"High Winds and Tides"
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1240:Enchantress
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959:Enchantress
924:David Carll
578:Hard Times"
500:23 February
382:SS. Saginaw
267:East Boston
212:East Boston
28:Pilot Boat
1525:1883 ships
1504:Categories
1386:New Jersey
1346:Centennial
1134:Washington
1124:Sandy Hook
1039:Jacob Bell
1024:James Funk
1004:Isaac Webb
640:2021-04-27
473:References
417:Erie Basin
323:, then to
228:Sandy Hook
204:pilot boat
184:Propulsion
989:Gratitude
714:11 August
349:in 1890.
284:a set of
1356:Ezra Nye
1245:Florence
1205:Coquette
1200:Columbia
1174:Virginia
1099:New York
1084:Mary Ann
969:Favorita
666:(2): 49.
461:See also
449:went to
363:mainsail
317:staysail
294:mainsail
152:65-tons
143:schooner
110:Launched
89:Operator
65:Namesake
1401:Trenton
1310:Roseway
1300:Minerva
1295:Liberty
1195:America
1164:Widgeon
1114:Phantom
894:Caprice
884:Blossom
849:America
457:owner.
401:trysail
299:In the
149:Tonnage
100:Builder
38:History
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