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Photo Title:	SS "Eagle" sinking off Sugar Loaf, Newfoundland
Description:	The S.S. "Eagle," sinking just off Sugar Loaf, July 23, 1950, just outside of St. John's Narrows, Newfoundland
Image No.:	PF-055.2-Z74
Image Location:	Box20/pf055_2_z074.jpeg
Date of Creation:	July 23, 1950
Physical Description:	1 photograph : b&w ; 11.5 x 16.5 cm
Biography/Admin History:	The S.S. "Eagle, " official number 118052, 677 gross tons, wooden vessel was built in 1902 in Sandefjord and rebuilt in St. John's, Newfoundland in 1908. It was owned by Bowring's Ltd., of Newfoundland, and was used as a sealing vessel and a coastal boat, before and after it was commissioned for the wartime voyage to establish British Sovereignty in the Falklands and Antarctica. It was sunk off Sugar Loaf, just outside the St. John's Narrows, July 23, 1950.
Source Donor:	Donated by Capt. Harry Stone
Collection Title:	Capt. Harry Stone Collection, Part 2
Associated Material:	Crew lists
Restrictions on Access:	Copyright held by the Maritime History Archive. No image from the fonds may be reproduced for research or publication without permission from the archivist.
Copyright:	c-mha
Physical Condition:	Good
Notes:	Image is a reproduction of the original photograph.
Subjects:	Eagle (Ship) / Newfoundland coastal boats / Cargo vessels.