| Photographer: | K. Watson [View profile] | Title: | FIELDWOOD | Added: | Oct 09, 2008 | | Captured: | | IMO: | Unavailable | Hits: | 1,087 | | Photo Category: |
older and other photos to be retained on site | | Description: | The Fieldwood was a tern schooner of 435 tons built by( Russell Hatfield and Arthur Lockwood, hence the ship's name) at Canning, Nova Scotia, and launched in 1920. It was the last of close to 100 barques, ships and schooners and other vessels built at the Bigelow family shipyard in Canning. The Fieldwood had a long career and operated between Nova Scotia, the Caribbean and Britain until 1938 when it foundered south of Sable Island.
After loading at Halifax Fieldwood was found to be leaking early into her passage to the United Kingdom.She put back to Halifax where the vessel was recaulked and then resumed her voyage. In spite of these repairs, she foundered 100mi SE of Sable Island on 19th of December 1938. All her crew were rescued by the New York bound ,passenger liner, American Farmer.
Official Number 141076
Registered at Windsor, Nova Scotia , Canada
Date 1920. Call Sign: CYFJ
Propulsion: Sail
Rig: Tern Schooner
Construction: Wood
LOA 154.6 ft Beam 33.8 ft Depth 13 ft.
Tonnage:435 tons.
Photographed, shortly after launching,at Kingsport,Nova Scotia by Kathleen Pery in 1920.
Note:This is the only known photo of Fieldwood in existance.
TERN SCHOONERS in NOVA SCOTIA (Maritime Museum of the Atlantic)
TheTern Schooner was a three master built in great numbers all along our shores between 1880 and 1920. These vessels were cargo carriers of between 200 and 400 tons, requiring a crew of six to eight. As the years went by these softwood vessels would become waterlogged, sails would wear out, and spars break. With the inroads made by the steamer, the old schooners were hard pressed to find a cargo. A few did survive until World War II.
Photograph © K.Pery/Watson 1920/2008.
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