Lotus

Former NamesMiss Gloucester
Rig typeSchooner
Rig description2 masted gaff
LOD48
LOA60
LWL
Beam12' 11"
Draft: maximum4' 9"
Draft: minimum
Sail area950
Gross tons16
DesignerWilliam Hand, Jr
DesignPleasure
BuilderT. B. Van Dorn
Launched1918
PlankingLong leaf yellow pine
FramingWhite oak
Fasteningsbronze
Power plantYanmar 80 HP Diesel
CharterNo
Primary home port citySodus Point
Primary home port stateNY
Primary home port countryUnited States
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AffiliationFriends of Schooner Lotus Inc.
Web sitehttps://lotusny.org/
OwnerFriends of Schooner Lotus Inc.
Former ownersT.B. Van Dorn, 1922 Steven E. Comstock, 1971 Ezra Hale & John Trahey
CommentsOperated as Sea Scout vessel since 1972, SSS303. Refurbished in 1991-1993. Found to be damaged in 2017, purchased from BSA Council in 202 by Friends of he Schooner Lotus. National Register of Historic Places in 1990.