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 The Melba at rest in Long Beach |
| Name of Vessel | MELBA |
| Type of Vessel | Wooden schooner |
| Owner Name(s) and Residence | |
| Official Number(s) | 112086 |
| Year of Construction | 1902 |
| Place of Construction | Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia |
| Number of Decks | 1 |
| Number of Masts | 2 |
| Length | 67 feet |
| Width | 20 feet |
| Depth | 9 feet |
| Gross Tonnage | 61 |
| Net Tonnage | 54 |
| Registered Tonnage | 61 |
| Registered Year | 1902 |
| Port of Registry | Lunenburg, Nova Scotia |
| Remarks | |
| Registry Closed | May 14, 1906 |
| Name of Vessel | MELBA |
| Type of Vessel | Wooden schooner |
| Owner Name(s) and Residence | Baxter Burry, Mariner, Glovertown, B.B. |
| Owner Name(s) and Residence | William C. Job, St. John’s (1910 Mercantile Navy List) |
| Owner Name(s) and Residence | Henry Miller, New Bonaventure (1915, 1920 and 1922 Mercantile Navy List) |
| Official Number(s) | 112086 |
| Year of Construction | 1902 |
| Place of Construction | Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia |
| Number of Decks | 1 |
| Number of Masts | 2 |
| Length | 67 feet |
| Width | 20 feet |
| Depth | 9 feet |
| Gross Tonnage | 61 |
| Net Tonnage | 54 |
| Registered Tonnage | 61 |
| Registered Year | 1906 |
| Port of Registry | St. John’s, Newfoundland |
| Remarks | |
| Registry Closed | 1925 |
| Name of Vessel | MELBA |
| Type of Vessel | Wooden schooner |
| Owner Name(s) and Residence | Henry Miller, New Bonaventure (1930 and 1940 Mercantile Navy List) |
| Owner Name(s) and Residence | George Vey, Long Beach (purchased 1934) |
| Official Number(s) | 112086 |
| Year of Construction | 1902 |
| Place of Construction | Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia |
| Number of Decks | 1 |
| Number of Masts | 2 |
| Length | 73 feet |
| Width | 21 feet |
| Depth | 8 feet |
| Gross Tonnage | 69 |
| Net Tonnage | 55 |
| Registered Tonnage | 69 |
| Registered Year | 1925 |
| Port of Registry | St. John’s, Newfoundland |
| Remarks | REBUILT at New Bonaventure, Newfoundland in 1924 Tonnage raised to 69. Put ashore in Long Beach in 1946. |
| Registry Closed | July 16, 1969 |
Captains of the Melba
Steve Miller, 1934
George Vey, 1935
Alfred Vey, 1940
John Vey, 1941
Alfred Vey, 1946
The Daily News, October 24, 1945 – Waterfront Directory, Daily Report of Vessels in Port, Steers Ltd – Melba, Vey, master, from Random, cargo fish, will take freight for Random, discharging at east end wharf (Spaniard’s).
The Daily News, October 7 and 9, 1946 – Waterfront Directory, Daily Report of Vessels in Port, Munroe Export Co. Ltd. – Melba, from Northern Parts, Vey, Master, with cargo fish after which will take freight for Random, Hodges Cove, Little Hearts Ease, Hillview and Long Beach.
From the Western Star, October 17, 1947 – Good Price for Labrador Catch – Queen’s Cove (From our Correspondent): The last crew of fisherman arrived from Labrador on October 1 [1947]. They are George Vey and sons of Long Beach who have been fishing at Pack’s Harbour and are the only crew who have secured any fish. It is reported that they have secured between 250 and 300 quintals.