Ship Mary L. Cushing, William Gay Yorke

Ship mary l. Cushing off sandy hook light. Launched in newburyport, massachusetts in 1883 by george e. Currier, for local owners. Said to have been the last full-rigged ship built in massachusetts. Registered to pendleton, carver & nichols of searsport in 1895, and sailed by searsport masters until eventually sold into the salmon trade; disappeared from the register in 1907. Object Type: painting. Unknown date Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Penobscot Marine Museum. William G. Yorke - Ship Mary L. Cushing