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Note: N221 “Just how many vessels William Randall designed is not known...By 1854 he had attained some reputation as a designer...It is quite likely that he cut the models for all the ships he built for W.V. Moses & Sons. In 1860 he worked on two ships for Oliver Moses, the John Carver built by Benjamin Small and the H.V. Baxter by Dexter Coombs. It is possible that William Randall lofted the lines and made the molds for the Baxter.”
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Note: N222 H.V. Baxter specifications:
H.V. Baxter
Year built, 1860
Place built, Bath and West Bath
Rig, ship
Tons, 998
Length, 184’10”
Beam, 33’11-1/2”
Builder, Frank O. Moses
Owner, Oliver Moses
Master, Charles Owen
Port, Bath
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Note: N223 Ship portrait of H.V. Baxter entering Leghorn in 1864, oil on canvas, 61cm x 100cm, unsigned, but most likely by Lewis Renault, and was once part of Carter P. Whitcomb collection.
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Note: N226 Title of painting: “H.V. Baxter C. Owen commander loading marble at Leghorn September 16, 1862”
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Note: N227 Note on photo of painting of H.V. Baxter: “Moses Ship HV Baxter at Leghorn courtesy of Dr. R.H. Fulton, Fall River, Mass.”
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Note: N228 Ship name: H.V. Baxter
Captain: C. Owen
Class: 1
Tons: 998
Decks: 2
Draft: 21
Wood: o. (oak)
Fasteners: C. I. (copper & iron)
When Metalled: [blank]
Where and by Whom built: Bath, Moses
Port belonging to: Bath
Owners or Consignees: O. Moses & Co.
Dimensions: 184, 33, 24
Model: F (full rigged)
Remarks: H. P. (poop deck)
Place and Date of Survey: Bath Dec. ‘60
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Note: N229 H.V. Baxter renamed Western Belle sometime before 1878
Vessel’s Name: Western Belle
Master: Henry P. Fish
Rig.: Bk (bark)
Nationality: Br (British)
Length: 184.6
Port, Belonging to: Greenock
Beam: 38
Depth: 24.4
Tons: 1226
Decks: DD
Built: 1860
Where: Bath, Me.
Owners: C. Cuthbert
Remarks: O,Hk;Icf; xH.V. Baxter
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Note: N230 “She [H.V. Baxter] foundered on May 1, 1882 after hitting ice at 45 degrees N, 47 degrees W on a voyage from Greenock to Quebec.”
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