Bath Maine is on the Kennebec River and is known for ship building. During World War II the Bath Iron Works launched a ship about every 17 days. The clipper ship Wyoming, the largest wooden ship every built (maybe that does not include the Ark), was constructed in Bath. The Wyoming was 450 feet long, 350 feet on deck, and had six masks. It could carry 6000 tons of coal. We rode over to Bath on Tuesday and visited the Maine Maritime Museum which is located on the site where the Wyoming was built. A monk up skeleton of the ship sits on the site where the ship was built. After the ship was completed it was slid down into the river.
Skelton and flag poles representing the size of the Wyoming
Model of the Wyoming
The museum had a section on lobster fishing with a display of lobster trap floats. We mentioned these in a previous post and that each licensed fisherman had a unique float to identify their traps.
Display of lobster floats
Each float has the name of the fisherman
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