This week's *Turnback Tuesday* features a photo of the schooner "Modesty" which was the last ship ever built in Derby.
It was built by the Hallock family and launched in 1868. Schooners are a type of sailing vessel that had two or more masts and were very fast. Their high speeds made them conducive for trading goods.
In the Modesty's case, coal was transported, but sadly it was ship wrecked in Boston Harbor on Dec. 16, 1896.
[First posted on this date in 2016.]
Thanks as always to the Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.
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