Pioneer
Address:
South Street Seaport Museum
Pier 17, East River
Manhattan
Category: Historic Ships
Current Use: Excursion Boat
Built: 1885 Pioneer Ironworks, PA
Length: 57, Beam: 21, Draft: 9/4.6,
Gross/Net Tons: 43/37. Hull: STEEL
Original Use: Cargo
Description: The only iron-hulled American sailing schooner still in existence, she was the delivery vehicle of her day. Originally used to carry sand mined near the mouth of the Delaware, she was re-rigged as a schooner in 1895.
