Shipping In Bridgewater
Nova Scotia, Canada
LaHave River
1906

How Big is 2500 tons, how small is 50 tons. I have no idea, but I can say this, in checking out the Bluenose II, she as a tonnage of around 225 tons, so that may give you an idea for comparison purposes.

  1. February 2, 1906 - Tern Schooner "Coral Leaf". 347 tons hailing from Parrsboro, N.S. Captain Pettis from New York bound to Bridgewater to load lumber for New York. Anchored off Oxners Rock. Pilotage 6 dollars.

  2. February 18, 1906 - Barqt "Malwa". 539 tons hailing from Windsor, N.S. Captain Calhoun from Stamford, Ct. bound to Bridgewater to load lumber for New York. Anchored off Boehners. Pilotage 8 dollars.

  3. February 27, 1906 - Iron four masted Barqt "Reform". 545 tons hailing from Yarmouth, N.S. Captain Spiers from Stamford, Ct. bound to Bridgewater to load lumber for Rosario. Anchored off Moshers Head. Pilotage 18 dollars.

  4. March 8, 1906 - Tern Schooner "Melba". 378 tons hailing from Windsor, N.S. Captain Anderson from New York bound to Bridgewater to load lumber for New York. Anchored off Spectacle Islands Pilotage 6 dollars.

  5. March 18, 1906 - Tern Schooner " W.E. & W L. Tuck". 350 tons hailing from Houlton, Maine. Captain Smith from Boston bound to Bridgewater to load lumber for New York. Anchored off Ballast Wharf. Pilotage 13 dollars.

  6. April 20, 1906 - Iron Barque "Orion" 699 tons hailing from Moss, Norway. Captain Rommelveldt from Sharpness, G.B. bound to Bridgewater to load lumber for Buenos Ayres. Anchored off Ballast Wharf. Pilotage 8 dollars.

  7. April 24, 1906 - Steamer - "Amphitrite". 114 tons hailing from Lunenburg, N.S. Captain Larder from Halifax bound to Bridgewater to work at stranded ship Leif. Steamed to wharf at Bridgewater. Pilotage 7 dollars.

  8. May 6, 1906 - Tern schooner "R.D. Spear". 293 tons hailing from Eastport, Maine. Captain Belyea from Boston bound to Bridgewater to load lumber for Bridgeport, ct. Anchored off Pentzs. Pilotage 5 dollars.

  9. May 6, 1906 - Tern schooner "Norman". 299 tons hailing from Boston. Captain Kelson from Glouster bound to Bridgewater to load lumber for New York. Anchored off Pentzs. Pilotage 5 dollars.

  10. May 12, 1906 - Tern schooner "Advent". 256 tons hailing from Parrsboro, N.S. Captain Hagen from New York bound to Bridgewater to load lumber for New York. Anchored off Bull Rock. Pilotage 8 dollars.

  11. May 23, 1906 - Tern schooner "Rebecca M. Walls". 516 tons hailing from Boston. Captain McLean from Boston bound to Bridgewater to load lumber for New York. Anchored off Spectacle Islands. Pilotage 8 dollars.

  12. June 3, 1906 - Tern schooner "Corona" 197 tons hailing from Charlottetown, PEI. Captain Anderson from Port Hastings bound to Bridgewater with a cargo of coal. Anchored off Oxners Rock. Pilotage 5 dollars.

  13. June 6, 1906 - Tern Schooner "St. Maurice". 272 tons hailing from Parrsboro, N.S. Captain Copp from Matanzas, Cuba bound to Bridgewater to load lumber for New York. Anchored off Getsons Cove. Pilotage 7 dollars.

  14. July 17, 1906 - Tern schooner "Eliza A. Scibner". 350 tons hailing from Phildelphia. Captain Dodd from Portland bound to Bridgewater to load lumber for New York. Anchored off Conquerall Bank. Pilotage 15 dollars.

  15. August 5, 1906 - Tern Schooner "Theta". 420 tons hailing from Parrsboro, N.S. Captain Barnes from New York bound to St Johns, Newfoundland with a cargo of coal. Came in to repair a broken mast. Anchored off Getsons Cove. Pilotage 6 dollars.

  16. August 13, 1906 - Iron Barque "Gwrtheyrn Castle". 773 tons hailing from Genova, Italy. Captain Genter from Harve, France bound to Bridgewater to load lumber for Bahia, Blanca. Anchored off Moshers Head. Pilotage 20 dollars.

  17. August 26, 1906 - Iron Barque "Munter". 951 tons hailing from Lillesand, Norway. Captain Isefjar from Port Elizabeth, S.A. via Barbadoes bound to Bridgewater to load lumber for Bahia Blanca. Anchored off Schraders. Pilotage 20 dollars.

  18. August 30, 1906 - Tern Schooner "Sedgwick". 473 tons hailing from Boston. Captain Coffin from Boston, bound to Bridgewater to load lumber for Havana. Anchored off Conquerall Bank. Pilotage 10 dollars.

  19. September 15, 1906 - Barque "E.A. O'Brien". 1037 tons hailing from Maitland N.S. Captain Pratt from Barbadoes bound to Bridgewater and Dublin Shore to load lumber for Bahia Blanca. Anchored off Bear Hills. Pilotage 25 dollars.

  20. December 13, 1906 - Iron Barque - "Akaroa". 1298 tons hailing from Askeroen, Norway. Captain Olsen from Montevideo bound to Bridgewater to load lumber for Montevideo. Anchored off Moshers Head. Was towed to Lunenburg and loaded because of ice in LaHave River. Pilotage 15 dollars. Picture of Barque Akaroa - Click Here
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