Donna; Sorry, but no mention in the book of a barque "Ocean" being built in Mystic. Also, 8 Bakers' mentioned in the book...But no Hiram. BILL -------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Bill, Ant mention of a Hiram Baker. He was a ship captain on the Barque "Ocean. I don't know if he had any part in the building of the vessels. Would you be kind enough to check?- thank you, Donna in RI ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== Providence County RIGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~riprovid/ Submit your Rhode Island Query at http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/queries.html