I'm looking at an old black and white snapshot that used to belong to
my father-in-law, that shows a bark-rigged sailing ship and on the back
is written in old ink and penmanship:

Marion Chilcook
Last of the sailing oil tankers
West Coast -- China

I've Googled for the name "Marion Chilcook" without finding anything.
Anyone know about this ship?

- Jim

Try asking on the Historic Vessels mailing list also these web sites:

Historic vessels
.... Historic vessels. Lists of historic vessels: World-wide - this list
contains vessels from around ... of the vessels that have been
identified as "historic vessels" by the Park Service ...
http://ils.unc.edu/maritime/ships.html

Historic vessels
Historic vessels. Lists of historic vessels. World-wide - this list
contains vessels from around the world, and is organized by the year of
construction. It is very extensive, and one of the best sets of lists
available.
http://ils.unc.edu/maritime/ships.shtml - 19k - Cached - Ships and Pier


World Ship Trust
advances the preservation and display of surviving historic ships that
played a significant part in human history.
Category: Maritime History Organizations
http://www.worldshiptrust.org

Try the forums at:

http://chrisbrady.itgo.com/tallship/forums.htm

CJB.