From collection Everett "Red" Boutilier Collection
Schooner ERNESTINA
The EFFIE M. MORRISSEY sailed under two names. Originally named in 1894 when launched at the James and Tarr Yard in Essex, Ma as a Fredonia type fishing vessel. A wood hull 152 feet overall with bowsprit and weighing 120 tons. After a fire in Flushing ,New York the ship was purchased in 1948 by Capt Mendes of Cape Verde who re-named her ERNESTINA for his daughter. In 1982 ERNESTINA was returned to New Bedford as a gift from the people of Cape Verde.
