About Roseway

Roseway is built in Essex, MA, commissioned by Harold Hathaway who used her for sword fishing.

She sets the world record for the number of swordfish caught in one day with 74 swordfish caught.

She is sold to the Boston Harbor Pilots on December 7, 1941, where she is immediately placed into service for the U.S. Coast Guard.

Roseway returns to the Harbor Pilots after the war.

She served the pilots well for 32 years and was the last pilot schooner in the United States when she was reluctantly retired in 1973, to be replaced by smaller steel powerboats.

Roseway is granted National Historic Landmark status for her service during the war, coupled with her unique contributions to American marine architecture.

Roseway is donated to World Ocean School and hauled out of the water for her first major restoration project.

Roseway is relaunched and departs on the maiden voyage to the Great Lakes as a trial for the ship.

Roseway and World Ocean School relocate to Boston to launch student programming in Boston. This was also the year that St. Croix partnerships were established for student programs there.

Our first official BPS program is launched with The Haley Pilot School in partnership with Boston Family Boat Building, now known as Boston Community Boat Building. Roseway voyages with students to the Great Lakes again.

World Ocean School establishes a partnership with Boston Day and Evening Academy. This year also marks our first international summer learning voyage.

Roseway returns to St. Croix for high-impact student programming aboard the vessel. This is also the first year of our partnership with Notre Dame AmeriCorps.

From 2019 - 2022, Roseway welcomed over 1,700 students aboard during our educational programs.

In 2022, Roseway was retired from our fleet.