henry b du pont shipyard Archives - Mystic Seaport Museum https://mysticseaport.org/tag/henry-b-du-pont-shipyard/ Wed, 14 Dec 2022 13:53:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://mysticseaport.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-MSP_Logo_100_White-32x32.png henry b du pont shipyard Archives - Mystic Seaport Museum https://mysticseaport.org/tag/henry-b-du-pont-shipyard/ 32 32 National Historic Landmark L.A. Dunton To Be Hauled for Multi-Year Restoration https://mysticseaport.org/press-release/national-historic-landmark-l-a-dunton-to-be-hauled-for-multi-year-restoration/ Wed, 14 Dec 2022 13:53:18 +0000 https://mysticseaport.wpengine.com/?p=373562 Mystic, Conn. (December 14, 2022) – The 101-year-old L.A. Dunton, a National Historic Landmark, is scheduled to be hauled on Tuesday, December 20th (subject to change, see below) to undergo a full, multi-year restoration of the 123-foot fishing schooner. Designed by Thomas F. McManus, the L.A. Dunton is one of the few remaining vessels of […]

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]]> The 1885 Schooner Coronet Arrives at Mystic Seaport Museum Monday, December 5 https://mysticseaport.org/press-release/the-1885-schooner-coronet-arrives-at-mystic-seaport-museum-monday-december-5/ Mon, 05 Dec 2022 13:54:12 +0000 https://mysticseaport.wpengine.com/?p=373284 Mystic, Conn. (December 4, 2022) – This past Friday, the 1885 Schooner Yacht Coronet was successfully launched in Newport, Rhode Island following eight months of meticulous planning and coordination. On Monday, December 5, the vessel is set to make its way to Henry B. du Pont Preservation Shipyard at Mystic Seaport Museum to complete its […]

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]]> The 1885 Schooner Coronet To Be Launched on December 2 https://mysticseaport.org/press-release/the-1885-schooner-coronet-to-be-launched-on-december-2/ Thu, 01 Dec 2022 15:52:38 +0000 https://mysticseaport.wpengine.com/?p=373252 Mystic, Conn. (December 1, 2022) – Mystic Seaport Museum is set to launch the 1885 Schooner Yacht Coronet currently located in Newport, Rhode Island on Friday, December 2. Over the course of the past few weeks, the building which housed Coronet has been dismantled to allow a 1000-ton floating crane to access the vessel. The below images show the progression […]

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]]> Mystic Seaport Museum and Crew to Restore 1885 Schooner Yacht Coronet https://mysticseaport.org/press-release/mystic-seaport-museum-and-crew-to-restore-1885-schooner-yacht-coronet/ Tue, 08 Nov 2022 17:56:49 +0000 https://mysticseaport.wpengine.com/?p=372891 Mystic, Conn. (November 8, 2022) – The Henry B. du Pont Preservation Shipyard at Mystic Seaport Museum is preparing to receive a massive restoration project later this month. Coronet, the 1885 Schooner, and what may be considered the last of the Gilded Age yachts will be making its way to Mystic for a three year […]

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]]> Henry B. du Pont Preservation Shipyard Launches New Branding in Celebration of its 50th Anniversary https://mysticseaport.org/press-release/henry-b-du-pont-preservation-shipyard-launches-new-branding-in-celebration-of-its-50th-anniversary/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 16:50:19 +0000 https://mysticseaport.wpengine.com/?p=372889 Mystic, Conn. (November 1, 2022) – Mystic Seaport Museum has launched a new logo for the Henry B. du Pont Preservation Shipyard, the first visual graphic identity in the Shipyard’s fifty-year history. This branding is a celebration of the Shipyard’s commitment to traditional wooden boat construction and historic ship restoration. The new logo incorporates two […]

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