Contributed by Lubec Memorial Library
Description
The Whitebelle was the last four-masted schooner built in Canada and foundered at Gulliver's Hole, off West Quoddy Head, on May 22, 1931. The impact broke the vessel in half dumping a portion of the coal cargo into the ocean.
About This Item
- Title: Schooner Whitebelle Wreck, Lubec, 1931
- Creator: Geneva Miller
- Creation Date: 1931
- Subject Date: 1931
- Location: Gulliver's Hole, West Quoddy Head, Lubec, Washington County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 18 cm x 12.75 cm
- Collection: Edith Comstock Collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Coal transportation--Maine
- Coal-carrying vessels--Maine
- Marine accidents--Maine--Lubec
- Ships--Maine
- Shipwrecks--Maine--Lubec
- White Bell (Ship)
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Lubec Memorial Library55 Water Street, Lubec, ME 04652
(207) 733-2491
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