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The same year a "sea-tramp" sailed from New York to Boston "in a 

 cockle shell about the size of a coffin, being forty-nine days on the passage." 

 Two Boston architects cruised from London to Constantinople in a ten-ton 

 yacht named Dorian. 



The last Gloucester-built dory to cross the Atlantic was the Little Western., 

 also built by Messrs. Higgins & Gifford. She was 16 ft. 7 in. over all, 13 

 ft. 6 in. keel, 6 ft. 8 in. beam and 2 ft. 6 in. deep, clinker-built, cutter-rigged, 

 and spread 51 yards of canvas. Manned by George S. Thomas and Fred. 

 Norman. She sailed from Gloucester June 12, 1880, and arrived at Cowes 

 July 28, forty-six days from Gloucester. She sailed from London June 14, 

 188 1, on the return trip, arrived at Port Mechan, C. B., Aug. 28, at Halifax, 

 N. S., Sept. 2, and at Gloucester Sept. 15, being the only one of the Glouc- 

 ester-built dories to make the ocean passage both ways. 



The last successful venture in this line was made by the City of Bath, a 

 dory 14 ft. long, 5 ft. wide, 21 in. deep, decked over and sloop-rigged, built 

 at Georgetown, Me. She was manned by John Traynor, Ivar Olsen and a 

 kitten, sailed from Bath, Me., July 5, 1881, put into Trespassey, N. F., 

 sailed again, arrived at Falmouth, England, Aug. 24, fifty days from Bath, 

 and proceeded to Havre. 



Another boat was built for an ocean venture last year, but we have seen 

 no account of her voyage. She was 19 ft. keel, 5 ft. beam, 13 in. draught, 

 brig-rigged, and was to sail from New York, manned by Charles Moore and 

 •Benjamin Radford. Her name was William H. Grace, 



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