Notable vessels built Ezra Weston II

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ship hope, launched in 1841, largest merchant vessel built in new england @ time.


weston vessels known superior quality , durability. several earned notoriety while owned either weston, or later, under ownership of other merchants.


while owned weston, brig smyrna, launched in 1825, first united states vessel enter black sea under special permit sultan of ottoman empire. ship lagoda, launched in 1826 , sold weston whaling merchant, became 1 of successful in new bedford, massachusetts whaling fleet. half-scale model of lagoda today featured in new bedford whaling museum. brig messenger, launched in 1834, sold whaling merchant and, in 1862, became part of infamous stone fleet sunk in charleston harbor united states navy in hopes of obstructing confederate port during civil war. ship oneco, weston s second largest vessel launched in 1839 became weston ship circumnavigate globe 1850–1852. ship hope, launched in 1841, @ time largest merchant vessel built in new england , on maiden voyage shipped record-breaking cargo of cotton new orleans liverpool, england.


during firm s heyday mid-1820s 1841, weston typically launched 2 or 3 vessels per year. on course of 3 generations, weston firm built or purchased approximately 110 sailing vessels.








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