Alma Doepel The History of An Australian Schooner 1903-1975 Captain Ralph McDonell RARE COPY HB large Size Edition pages brilliant overall used condition, although cover slight rubbed, marked, bumped shelf wear, secondhand book, this is a carefully selected pre-loved book. Comprehensive, insightful, extremely informative covering wide range & variety aspects of the background & history of The Alma Doepel long history of trading in the waters of Bass Strait & the Tasman Sea than perhaps any vessel in the two centuries of modern Australia. Built from the Bellinger Valley forest timber NSW, design sketched by Frederick Doepel on his kitchen table with no formal qualifications. Her backbone of keel & keelson has been reason for survival. Served during war out with Australian Army 1943-47. Also few timber runs to New Zealand 1904, Faced just about every hazard of the sea that has claimed a flotilla of vessels down the years. Rescued as a floating hulk in 1976 following her final degrading use as a lime carrier for a further 14 years, the Alma Doepel was restored to full seaworthiness for use as a training vessel for Australian youth, a proud Topsail Schooner,., & lots more, well illustrated, superb well researched narrative commentary maritime history

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