Building The Nest: Responsible Historic Vessel Acquisition
Nathaniel Howe Executive Director, Northwest Seaport 2017 CAMM Conference, San Francisco F/V Tordenskjold 1911 Halibut schooner F/V Tordenskjold 1911 Halibut schooner F/V Tordenskjold Built 1911 by John Strand Ballard, WA Changing Fishing Methods Changing Fishing Methods Versatility 1942
Ca. 1965
Seward, Alaska 1982 1911 2011 John Sabella 2 011 Photo by Steve Williams Death with Dignity: Sending a NHR vessel to Fiddler’s Green
Nathaniel Howe Northwest Seaport 2009 NASOH-NMHS-SSHS Conference, Vallejo, CA
Wawona 468 gross tons, 450,000 board-ft capacity
165ft on deck, 156ft at waterline
Built by Hans Bendixsen
Fairhaven, CA
1897
Photo: Northwest Seaport The Cod Fishing Years 1914 - 1947 High-liner -10 seasons, -2nd 12 seasons 7.3 million cod
Photos: Northwest Seaport SOS! Save Our Ships! 1964
Photos: Northwest Seaport Photos: Northwest Seaport Save Our Ships! (1964-1977) Northwest Seaport (1977-today)
501(c)3 non-profit
Wawona (built: 1897) Acquired: 1964 Lightship No.83 (built: 1904) Acquired: 1966
Arthur Foss (built: 1889) Acquired: 1970 The Northwest Seaport Fleet -Arthur Foss (1889) -Lightship No. 83 (1904) The Northwest Seaport Fleet -Arthur Foss (1889) -Lightship No. 83 (1904) Northwest Seaport
Lake Washington
Puget Sound
Seattle
Northwest Seaport Northwest Seaport F/V Tordenskjold 1911 Halibut schooner Building The Nest: Responsible Historic Vessel Acquisition No Such Thing as a “Free Boat” No Such Thing as a “Free Boat” Save Our Ships! (1964-1977) Northwest Seaport (1977-today)
501(c)3 non-profit
Wawona (built: 1897) Acquired: 1964 Lightship No.83 (built: 1904) Acquired: 1966
Arthur Foss (built: 1889) Acquired: 1970 Save Our Ships! (1964-1977) Northwest Seaport (1977-today)
501(c)3 non-profit
San Mateo (built: 1922) Stewardship: ca. 1971
Tug Stimson (built: 19??) Acquired: ca.1975
Yakutat (built: 1913) Acquired: 2004
Lightship No.83 (built: 1904) Acquired: 1966 Lightship No.83 (built: 1904) Acquired: 1966
? Historic Significance
? Mission Fit
? Strategic Plan Icon of the Northwest Fish, Timber, and boatbuilding Icon of the Northwest Fish, Timber, and boatbuilding Development of Marine Propulsion Sail, Gas, Diesel Changing Fishing Methods
? Historic Significance X Mission Fit X Strategic Plan Historic Significance
Mission Fit
Strategic Plan Feasibility Can We Build a Nest? Photo: Nathaniel Howe, 2015
Condition
? Photo: Nathaniel Howe, 2013
Photo: Hans Olav Lien
Photo: Nathaniel Howe, 2013 ? Condition -Preliminary Marine Survey ? Condition -Maintenance History
? Condition -Maintenance History
Wawona laid up 1950s Paul Dorpat collection Wawona 1964
Wawona 1980 ? Condition -Organizational Capacity
Photo: Northwest Seaport
Photo: De Long, The Pacific Schooner Wawona Wawona 1982
Photos: Northwest Seaport Photos: Nathaniel Howe & Northwest Seaport Wawona $15-$20 mlln Restoration Estimates
$5 mlln $4.7 mlln $4.5 mlln $4 mlln US dollarsUS
- $3.2 mlln $3 mlln Cost $2 mlln
$1 mlln
$75,000 1964 1983 1985 1992 2005 Year 2005: Relocation Survey
Photos: Nathaniel Howe The Wawona Summit December 2005
Photos: Wayne Palsson East Carolina University Documentation
Photo: Nathaniel Howe Pacific Schooner Wawona
4 March 2009: Wawona taken to dry dock for deconstruction
January 2015 ? Funding Support
Photo: Richard Williams, Blue North ? Funding Support -Underway or Dockside?
Photo by N. Howe, Northwest Seaport, 2008 ? Funding Support -Business Plan & Budget Funding Support
Photo: Richard Williams, Blue North Funding Support Condition Condition Condition ? Clear Title
San Mateo (built: 1922) WA State Parks and Recreation & Northwest Seaport Stewardship: 1971-1992 ? Clear Title - Joint ownerships? - Leins? -PAF? Moorage Moorage Moorage Acquisition Acquisition Preservation Plan Maintenance -Start immediately Documentation Documentation Photo courtesy of Marvin Gjerde Thank You
Documentation Peter Janssen Wessel Tordenskjold 1690 - 1720 Peter Janssen Wessel Tordenskjold 1690 - 1720