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Banking Schooner
Minas Swim of Burin
Lost Feb. 1917
23 Men Lost

 

 

Mina Swim built in Essex Massachusetts 1904 was a 2 Masted 10 Dory Banking Schooner launched 1905 spent two years in The American Trade. It was purchased by Lefeuvre’s in 1907 sailing from Boston to Burin. For the next ten years , she fished on Querro and down to Labrador. Late each fall when fishing was over she took freight from Bull's Cove to St. John's . Measurements were 82 ft. and netted 60 tons. Left Burin at 3:00 pm Feb. 1917 bound for Querro. There was a terrible storm that night and she was never seen again. Also WW1 was in full bloom and so was submarine activity and floating mines were known to be in that area. 20 men listed out of 23 Captain John Jarvis, Path End, Burin Mate, Tom Riggs, Bull's Cove William Brushett, Salmonier John Brushett, Salmonier (brother of William) Robert Cook, Salmonier James Giles, Path End Robert Goods James Hannem, Salmonier Thomas Lake, Salmonier John Lundrigan, Salmonier Robert Lundrigan, Salmonier Robert lundrigan, (Sr), Salmonier Norman Martin, Bull's Cove Samuel Mitchell, Burin Bay Arm Wesley Mitchell, Burin Bay Arm, (brother of Samuel) Albert Moulton, cook Samuel Plank, Port Aux Bras Thomas Thorne Joseph Vincent William Butler, Salmonier

 

Page transcribed by: Frank Brinston (April, 2001)
Page revised: Oct. 2002 (Terry Piercey)

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