On the Rocks: Shipwrecks of Nova Scotia - Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax, Nova Scotia

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Echo - 1883

Ship Type

Typical Profile

Tonnage

23

Length(ft)

45.4

Breadth(ft)

16

Depth(ft)

6.6

Masts

two

Decks

one

Hull

Wood

Shipwreck Details

Description

Vessel Type

Schooner

Type of Event

Loss

Nature of Event

Stranded

Cause of Event

Stress of weather

Date of Wreck

1883-03-06

Location

Morris Point, Ketch Harbour

Cargo

Lives Lost

Voyage from

Herring Cove, Nova Scotia , Canada

Voyage to

Fishing banks

Remarks

Total Loss. Cargo accounted for $300 of loss.

Ship Construction

Built at

La Have, Nova Scotia , Canada

Date

1871/09/04

Official Number

59479

Registered at

Halifax, Nova Scotia , Canada

Date

1877/05/22

Propulsion

Sail

Rig

Schooner

Details

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