Vessel Profile

A.B.G.B.

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Story

This fishboat, longliner was built in 1953 by Whitman Kaiser & Sons in Port Bickerton, NS.

Historical Notes

In the summer of 1962, vessel burned and grounded near Fisherman's Harbour, NS, (Canada)

Owners & Masters

1953 - 1959 Arthur Beatty, Port Bickerton, NS (Canada), 1959 -1962 Alva Fanning, Drum Head, NS (Canada)

Masters

1953 - 1959 Arthur Beatty, Port Bickerton, NS (Canada), 1959 -1962 Alva Fanning, Drum Head, NS (Canada)

References

  • Canada Register of Shipping
  • Feltmate, Donald Pictorial History 1949-1985 Cape Island Type Longliners (Fisheries Museum of the Atlantic)
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