Helen Miller Gould (schooner)

History
United States
NameHelen Miller Gould
BuilderCaptain G. Melvin McClain & John Bishop, Gloucester, Massachusetts
Cost$22,000
LaunchedMarch 29, 1900
FateDestroyed by fire October 25, 1901
General characteristics
Tonnage149
HeightMain mast: 80 ft (24 m)
PropulsionSails until 1900 when equipped with an engine
Speed8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Notes
  • Main boom: 70 ft (21 m)
  • Main gaff: 42 ft (13 m)
  • Bowsprit: 28 ft (8.5 m) (outboard)

Helen Miller Gould was a short-lived mackerel fishing schooner. As the first large schooner fitted with an auxiliary engine, she was representative of the shift from sail to engine power.