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Typical Profile
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Tonnage
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34
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Length(ft)
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61
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Breadth(ft)
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18.5
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Depth(ft)
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6.5
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Masts
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2
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Decks
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1
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Hull
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Wood
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Shipwreck Details
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Description
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F.B.G. was the last coastal schooner built in Nova Scotia. She carried wood, coal and other staples of the coastal trade in the Bay of Fundy until the 1950s when she was wrecked. Detailed drawings and photographs were made of her wreckage by the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic to preserve details of this workhorse type of vessel. Her plans were used to build a coastal schooner replica, the schooner AVON SPIRIT, in 1997. The name was taken from the initials of her builders, Fred Green and Boyd Gibson.
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Story
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This wreck destroyed the last working coastal schooner in Nova Scotia. F. B. G. was beached at Kingsport undergoing protracted repairs. Her owner had kept sailing long after other working schooners had given up and tried to keep F.B.G. in service even if there was not much business. She was destroyed by Hurricane Edna. Her wreckage remained on the beach for many years after and was carefully studied by historians.
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Vessel Type
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Schooner, General Cargo
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Type of Event
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Total loss
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Nature of Event
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Wrecked
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Cause of Event
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Broke moorings
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Date of Wreck
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1954-09-09
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Location
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Kingsport Beach
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Cargo
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None
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Lives Lost
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Voyage from
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Voyage to
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Remarks
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Ship Construction
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Built at
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Kingsport, Nova Scotia , Canada
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Date
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1929
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Registered at
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Windsor, Nova Scotia , Canada
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Date
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Propulsion
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Sail
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Rig
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Schooner
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Details
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Built by Fred Green and his stepson, Boyd Gibson. Builders were also owners.
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