. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. â i " #«1. Packet Ship, Built IN 1855 at New York Cn \ i;-. Wiiiiwi II, Webb for the Black B\i 1 \i:, [he .\eptune. She was wrecked about 1877. Her register dimensions were 191' x 40' x 28', 1,406 tons. From a painting (USNM 310852) in the Watercraft Collection. (Smithsonian photo 44691.) the foreign trade, and limited their value to American merchants. The coastal packet business which developed in early colonial times was largely carried in sloops and sinall schooners which made more or less regular runs between Atlantic coastal c
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. â i " #«1. Packet Ship, Built IN 1855 at New York Cn \ i;-. Wiiiiwi II, Webb for the Black B\i 1 \i:, [he .\eptune. She was wrecked about 1877. Her register dimensions were 191' x 40' x 28', 1,406 tons. From a painting (USNM 310852) in the Watercraft Collection. (Smithsonian photo 44691.) the foreign trade, and limited their value to American merchants. The coastal packet business which developed in early colonial times was largely carried in sloops and sinall schooners which made more or less regular runs between Atlantic coastal cities and towns, often in conjunction with stagecoach services. Packet sloops were also employed on the large rivers; those on the Hudson became large and well equipped vessels after the Revolution. On some of the longer runs small brigs were employed, particularly to the Southern ports. At the beginning of the War of 1812 the coastal packets had become well established and some appear to have maintained a fairly regular schedule, at least during the summer months. This coastal packet service, which was really part of the coasting trade, is dealt under coasting vessels (see p. 42). The coming of peace in 1815 brought a revival in merchantile activity in America to meet the needs that had gathered during the war years. New York merchants saw in this period an opportunity to make their city a great merchantile center. One step in this direction was taken by four well-to-do merchants, who organized a trans-Atlantic packet service with four ships. One feature of this line of packets was that they were to sail on a fixed schedule; a ship was to leave port at the beginning of each month without regard to weather or the amount of freight on board. This first venture, the "Old Line," became best known as the Black Ball Line, as the ships carried a flag on which there was a black ball, a mark also carried on their fore-topsail. The Black Ball Line began operation between Ne
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