S.C. Brown

Schooner S. C. Brown purchased and repaired by Bert King and sons of LHE. (Photo donated by Clarence King)

Name of Vessel S.C. BROWN
Type of Vessel Sailing schooner
Owner Name(s) and Residence Jesse Boorne, Merchant, Greenspond, B.B. (1940 Mercantile Navy List)
Owner Name(s) and Residence Bert King, Little Heart’s Ease
Official Number(s) 157418
Year of Construction 1929
Place of Construction Trinity, Bonavista Bay
Number of Decks  1
Number of Masts  2
Length  51 feet
Width  16 feet
Depth  7 feet
Gross Tonnage 27.20
Net Tonnage 25
Registered Tonnage  27.20
Registered Year 1930
Port of Registry St. John’s, Newfoundland
Remarks Vessel registered anew in consequence of alterations at (Port) No. 40 in 1951. Schooner purchased and reparied by Bert King and sons.
Registry Closed October 31, 1951

 

The Daily News, October 8, 1945 – Waterfront Directory, Daily Report of Vessels in Port – S.C. Brown, King, master, Little Hearts Ease.

The Daily News, May 22, 1946 – Waterfront Directory, Baine Johnston & Co. Ltd., S.C. Brown, King, master, from Little Heart’s Ease, loading salt and supplies for Fermeuse.