Above: NYC Public Charities & Correction's school-ship, Mercury, based at Hart Island circa 1869-76

St. Mary's, NYC Bd. of Ed.'s school-ship circa 1874 - 1907.
Saluting
NY Reform
School Ship
as SUNY
Maritime
College
Ancestor?

Table of Contents
The school-ship Newport taken over from NYC Bd. of Ed. by NYS circa 1914.

8 Parts:
Part 8 can be read as either an Introductory Overview or a Concluding Summation.
Parts 1 thru 7 -- Detailed historical narrative 1837 to 1946.
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PART 1: 1837 - 1868


PART 2: 1867 - 1868


PART 3: 1869 - 1871


PART 4: 1872 - 1873


PART 5a: 1874 - 1876


PART 5b: Bowen vindicated


PART 6: To 1907


PART 7: 1913 & 1946

PART 8:
The
Argument

8 Parts of Saluting NY Reform School Ship as SUNY Maritime College Ancestor?
Part 8 can be read as either an Introduction or a Summation.
Click underlined phrases below to access.
Part 8: Argument for Saluting NY Reform School Ship as SUNY Maritime College Ancestor
Part 1:
1837 -
1866
Part 2:
1867 -
1868
Part 3:
1869 -
1871
Part 4:
1872 -
1873
Part 5a:
1874 -
1876
Part 5b:
Bowen
vindicated
Part 6:
To
1907
Part 7:
1913 &
1946
Table of Contents: Lists each part's subsection titles, each entry linked to its respective subsection.

Off-site links:
School Ships of the Maritime Academies on Bnet.
St. Mary's pre-school ship history on Naval Historical Center's website.
Newport's pre-school ship history on Naval Historical Center's website.
History of Fort Schuyler on website of Maritime Industry Museum at Fort Schuyler.
Training Ships list, dates, images, details on website of Maritime Industry Museum.


Webmaster note: NYCHS gratefully acknowledges the help of maritime historian Norman Brouwer
regarding the correct illustration for the Mercury School Ship.

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