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Schooner under construction1929
Winterton, Newfoundland
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A small number of schooners were also built at Winterton. These were used mainly for the coastal transportation of goods and fish as well as fishing off the Labrador coast.This particular boat was built for P. Janes of Hant's Harbour in 1931. It was 70 tons gross and was the last schooner built by Amos Piercey of Winterton, who was seventy years old at the time.
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