Marine Heritage Database

Heiress - 1878

Ship Type

Typical Profile

Tonnage

171

Length(ft)

Breadth(ft)

Depth(ft)

Masts

Decks

Hull

Shipwreck Details

Description

Vessel Type

Schooner

Type of Event

Loss

Nature of Event

Burnt

Cause of Event

Fire

Date of Wreck

1878-01-08

Location

Victoria Bridge, on flats below

Cargo

Lives Lost

Voyage from

Bear River, Nova Scotia , Canada

Voyage to

Barbados

Remarks

Fire on deck. Total Loss. Cargo accounted for $1550 of loss.

Ship Construction

Built at

Date

Registered at

Digby, Nova Scotia , Canada

Date

Propulsion

Sail

Rig

Schooner

Details

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