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This sale is for a rare wood relic from the launching of the famous Arctic explorer Admiral Robert E. Peary\'s steamship S.S. Roosevelt. The hand engraved wood plank reads: \"From Keel of Perry\'s Arctic Ship Laid At Verona Bucksport, ME Oct. 15, 1904\".
This item is in very nice original condition with minor surface wear and significant age patina.
Size: 3 x 3 x 1/4 inches
“It was probably the most durable shipthat had ever been built at the time. TheRooseveltwas in a class totally by itself, because it had steamand sails, and it was designed to cut through ice floes inthe Arctic.”
Its only remains are a ship bell now atthe Explorers Club in New York City and a piano housed at Peary’s estate onEagle Island.
SSRooseveltwas an Americansteamshipofthe early 20th century. She was designed and constructed specifically forRobert Peary′spolarexplorationexpeditions, and she supported the 1908 expeditionin which he claimed to have discovered theNorth Pole.Thecraft was built at McKay and Dix Shipyard on Verona Island, Bucksport, Maineand named after President Theodore Roosevelt.
After her career with Peary,Rooseveltsawcommercial use as atug. She also operated as aUnited States Bureau of Fisheriessupplyship and served as aUnited States Navypatrol vesselduringWorld War I.
Rear AdmiralRobert Edwin Peary Sr.(May 6,1856 – February 20, 1920) was an American explorer andUnited States Navyofficer who made several expeditions totheArcticin the late 19thand early 20th centuries. He is best known for claiming to have reachedthegeographic North Polewith his expedition on April 6, 1909.
