SHEARWATER (schooner)
Also known as: Cg67004
Why it's listed
Berthed at North Cove Marina in lower Manhattan, Shearwater is a wooden auxiliary schooner built in 1929 by Rice Brothers of Boothbay, Maine, from a design by naval architect Theodore Wells. She measures 81.5 feet overall and has a oak-framed hull planked in yellow pine, teak decks and a largely original mahogany interior. She was ordered by New York banker and industrialist Charles E. Dunlap and belongs to the semi-fisherman type, a yacht style inspired by Gloucester fishing schooners, with a spoon-shaped bow and deep keel. She was the last vessel the Rice Brothers yard built using hand-hewn native white oak. In 1942, as Tamarit, she was requisitioned by the Coast Guard, numbered CG67004 and patrolled from Little Creek, Virginia, to Cape Hatteras; her rig was probably changed to the current staysail form then. Later she served as a University of Pennsylvania research vessel and completed a circumnavigation. Since 2000 she has carried passengers in New York Harbor and survived September 11, 2001, with minor damage.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues she is a rare and distinctive example of the semi-fisherman type of schooner yacht popular in the 1910s and 1920s, designed by a prominent naval architect, and she retains substantial period integrity. She is also significant for World War II service as Coast Guard submarine spotter CG67004, and she keeps her wartime rig. Few yachts from that service remain.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 09000135, listed March 9, 2009. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence high).
Key facts
| Address | N. Cove Marina, New York |
|---|---|
| County | Manhattan |
| Listed | March 9, 2009 |
| Reference number | 09000135 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Period of significance | 1929-1946 |
| Architect / builder | Theodore Donald Wells, naval architect; Rice Brother shipyard, East Boothbay, ME |
| Architectural style | OTHER: schooner |
| Criteria |
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| Areas of significance | Maritime History |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Active as a passenger-carrying sailing yacht based at North Cove Marina, certified by the Coast Guard to carry 48 passengers. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.71471, -74.01689 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 09000135.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7492220
- This listing as JSON
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