Marine Heritage Database

American Union - 1893

Ship Type

Typical Profile

Tonnage

262

Length(ft)

Breadth(ft)

Depth(ft)

Masts

Decks

Hull

Wood

Shipwreck Details

Description

Vessel Type

Barque

Type of Event

Loss

Nature of Event

Foundered

Cause of Event

Stress of weather

Date of Wreck

1893-02-18

Location

Sable Island, 100 miles E of

Cargo

Lives Lost

Voyage from

Saint John, New Brunswick , Canada

Voyage to

Sydney, Nova Scotia , Canada

Remarks

Total Loss.

Ship Construction

Built at

Date

Registered at

Halifax, Nova Scotia , Canada

Date

Propulsion

Sail

Rig

Barque

Details

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