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Marine Heritage Database
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Typical Profile
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Tonnage
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359
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Length(ft)
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138
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Breadth(ft)
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32.6
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Depth(ft)
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12
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Masts
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three
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Decks
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one
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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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When launched, CHARLES A. RITCEY stood out for being unusually well-equipped for a traditionally built wooden schooner, as she was fitted with modern conveniences including electric lights and even a bath tub for the captain. Under her first captain, C. Dave Ritcey, she was known for fast passages in her short career, but she came to grief under her second master, Otis Acker.
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Story
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She struck in a gale. The steward got a line ashore which he and six other crew used to rescue themselves. Captain Acker was lost overboard when the vessel shifted.
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Vessel Type
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Schooner, Tern
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Type of Event
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Total Loss
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Nature of Event
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Stranded
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Cause of Event
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Unknown
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Date of Wreck
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1920-09-15
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Location
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Rose Head, Lunenburg
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Cargo
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Ballast
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Lives Lost
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1
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Voyage from
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Spain
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Voyage to
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Lunenburg, Nova Scotia , Canada
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Remarks
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Ship Construction
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Built at
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Meteghan, Nova Scotia , Canada
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Date
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1917
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Official Number
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138555
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Registered at
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Lunenburg, 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 (Tern)
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Details
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