Vessel Profile

Alert (II)

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Story

This schooner was built in 1864c.

Historical Notes

This was the first sealing vessel to sign on First Nations hunters.

Owners & Masters

In 1864 she was owned by C.B. Young & William Spring, Victoria Vancouver Island.

Masters

Captain George Brown (1876); Captain James Albert Christensen;

References

Wilson, Hill (2005) The Marine Pilots of Canada's West Coast

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