 Brant Point on the north side of Nantucket harbor still has the sandy beach that was a good site for building large wooden ships and it is the location of Brant Point Light.The first ship built on Nantucket after the town moved to Great Harbor was the brig "Dolphin", a West Indies trader launched in 1770.In 1802, the trading ship 'Rose' was built at Nantucket for use in the China trade.