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

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Salerno - 1905

Ship Type

Typical Profile

Tonnage

1683

Length(ft)

301

Breadth(ft)

40

Depth(ft)

22.6

Masts

Decks

three

Hull

Iron

Shipwreck Details

Description

Vessel Type

Steam, Schooner

Type of Event

Loss

Nature of Event

Stranded

Cause of Event

Fog

Date of Wreck

1905-07-01

Location

Litchfield Shoals, Halifax Harbour

Cargo

Salt.

Lives Lost

Voyage from

Cadiz, Spain

Voyage to

Remarks

Decks: Poop 199 Focsle 75' 5 bulkheads water ballast.

Ship Construction

Built at

West Hartlepool, United Kingdom

Date

1884/03

Official Number

89467

Registered at

Tonsberg, Ostfold , Norway

Date

Propulsion

Rig

Schooner

Details

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