The 6-masted schooner George W. Wells,, Camden, Maine

The 6-masted schooner George W. Wells, built in 1900 at the Bean shipyard, was perhaps the most famous vessel to be constructed in Camden and the first 6-master built in the world. This vessel was launched August 14, 1900 to great fanfare witnessed by a crowd of more than 10,000 people. Measuring 325 feet long, the Wells had masts over 119 feet tall. The ship went down off the coast of North Carolina in September 1913.