Ship Building

Vessels built in Cumminger Ship Yard

Village Belle- 42381(Official No.)
The Village Belle was constructed in 1863 in Sherbrooke. It was a Brig (a two-masted vessel with both masts square rigged. On the sternmost mast, the main mast, there is also a gaff sail). The hull material was wooden. There was no figurehead on the vessel. The Brig was registered in Halifax in 1863. The gross tonnage was 199 tons whereas the net tonnage was 189 tons. The owners were John Cumminger and E.H. Davies and the masters were Samuel Cumminger and John Davies. The Village Belle was transferred to Llanelli, Wales.

Voyages

The Village Belle was on three voyages:

1) Departed from Canso, Canada on June 30, 1864 and arrived in Caernarfon, Wales on September 24, 1864, stopping at 2 ports.

2) Departed from Caernarfon , Wales on September 29, 1864 and arrived in Bristol Channel, England on October 2, 1864, direct route.

3) Departed from Carmarthen, Wales on April 13, 1866 and arrived in Llanelli, Wales on July 2, 1866, stopping at 1 port. The voyage was incomplete.

Example of a Brig

Regina - 54095(Official No.)
The Regina was constructed in 1866 in Sherbrooke. It was a Barque (a sailing vessel with three or more masts: fore and aft rigged on aftermast, square rigged on all others). The hull material was wooden. There was no figurehead on the vessel. The Barque was registered in Halifax in 1866. The gross tonnage was 599 tons whereas the net tonnage was 534 tons. The builder was Samuel Cumminger and the owners were John Cumminger and Samuel Cumminger. The Regina was sold to foreign markets.

Voyages

The Regina was on two voyages

1) Departed from Liverpool, England on May 14, 1867 and arrived in Glasgow, Scotland on August 14, 1867, stopping at 2 ports.

2) Departed from Halifax, Canada on May 27, 1868 and arrived in Liverpool, England on December 28, 1868, stopping at 3 ports.

Example of a Barque

Laura Belle- 54121 (Official No.)
The Laura Belle was constructed in 1866 in St. Mary's River. It was a schooner (a sailing ships with at least 2 masts - foremast and mainmast with the mainmast being the taller). The hull material was wooden. There was no figurehead on the vessel. The schooner was registered in Halifax in 1866. The gross tonnage was 74 tons whereas the net tonnage was 68 tons. The Laura Belle was sunk be collision with ice off St. Esprit, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia on May 5, 1887?. The registry was cancelled on June 30, 1887. Year of registration carded as 1878-1884.

Example of a Schooner

Cumminger - 74081 (Official No.)
The Cumminger was constructed in 1876 in St. Mary's River. It was a Schooner with wooden hull material. There was no figurehead on the vessel. The schooner was registered in Halifax in 1876. The net tonnage was 141 tons. The Cumminger was broken up. The registry was cancelled November 23, 1904. The year of registration was carded as 1891-1903

Voyages

The Cumminger was on two voyages:

1) Departed from Boston, USA on July 20, 1877 and arrived in London, England on January 3, 1878, stopping at 6 ports.

2) Departed from London, England on January 22, 1878 and arrived in New York, USA on September 14, 1878, stopping at 5 ports.

Information gathered from Canadian Heritage's Ship Information Database

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