Susan Clark (sailor)
Susan Clark was the first woman to sail as captain for ., the first woman to join (in 2005), and the first female harbor pilot in Maine. [1] She died of cancer in 2012 at age 48, and Maine Maritime Academy named a navigation training ship in her honor in 2013, which was the first time the Academy named such a ship for a woman. [2]
Clark was valedictorian and class president at Skowhegan Area High School.[3] She graduated from Maine Maritime Academy first in her class in 1985 and served as a trustee from 2002-2007. [3][4] [5] She also attended Seton Hall and graduated from the University Maine School of Law in 1992. [3] She received her pilot's license in 2001 and worked for Portland Pilots Inc. since then, piloting ships into Boston Harbor. [3]
References[]
- ^ "Maine Maritime Academy names training ship after one of first female ship captains".
- ^ "Maine Maritime ship renamed for alumna". 23 September 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Susan Clark, Portland Harbor's first female pilot, dies at 48". 10 September 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-10-25.
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- American sailors
- Sea captains
- 2012 deaths
- Skowhegan Area High School alumni