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| Photo Title: | "Bellaventure" (Ship) in ice |
| Description: | Newfoundland sealing/general cargo vessel "Bellaventure" (built 1908). Sold to Russia in 1915. |
| Image No.: | PF-055.2-H32 |
| Image Location: | Box15/pf055_2_h032.jpeg |
| Date of Creation: | [19--] |
| Physical Description: | 1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm |
| Biography/Admin History: | Built in Scotland in 1908, 1132 gross tons, official number 127684, owned by the Bellaventure Steamship Co. Ltd., St. John's, Newfoundland in 1914. Used as a rescue ship during the 1914 Newfoundland sealing disaster. The disaster occurred between March 31 and April 2, 1914, when 132 crew members of the S.S. Newfoundland became stranded in a blizzard on the North Atlantic ice flows. Of the 132 stranded crew members, 77 died on the ice. The vessel's registry closed September 11, 1924. |
| Source Donor: | Donated by Capt. Harry Stone |
| Collection Title: | Capt. Harry Stone Collection, Part 2 |
| Restrictions on Access: | Copyright expired |
| Copyright: | p |
| Physical Condition: | Good |
| Subjects: | Bellaventure (Ship) / Sealing vessels / Cargo vessels. |
