Sherman Zwicker is a wooden auxiliary fishing schooner built in 1942 at the Smith and Rhuland shipyard, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Influenced by the design of the famous Bluenose, Sherman Zwicker was built to fish the Grand Banks. The schooner was built for F. Homer Zwicker of Zwicker and Co. Officially christened in 1942, the F/V Sherman Zwicker is the last operable saltbank fishing vessel in existence.
At the Maine Maritime Museum waterfront, September 2013
A boat, the Sherman Zwicker, is tied up alongside Pier 25 on the Hudson River in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, as seen from the North Esplanade of Battery Park City. In the background is a ventilation building for the Holland Tunnel.
Sherman Zwicker, a wooden auxiliary schooner moored at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine, USA
Sherman Zwicker, a wooden auxiliary schooner moored at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, Maine, USA
Lunenburg is a port town on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, Canada. Founded in 1753, the town was one of the first British attempts to settle Protestants in Nova Scotia.
Aerial photo of Lunenburg
Seal
Colourful storefronts and signs lure tourists for visits
Panoramic view
