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Antoinette (barque)

History
NameAntoinette
Commissioned1874
StrickenJanuary 29, 1889
ReinstatedAugust 10, 1889
FateWrecked on Doom Bar January 2, 1895
General characteristics
TypeBarque
Tonnage1118 (net)
Sail planSquare rig Ship

The Antoinette was a 1,118 ton barque, built in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 1874 and was used for the transportation of goods. She struck land on Tuckernuck in 1889, requiring the entire crew to be rescued. Although she was reinstated later that year, she was finally wrecked on the Doom Bar on the north coast of Cornwall; the largest ship to be wrecked there. The majority of the wreck ended up on the Town Bar off Padstow and mostly disappeared after being destroyed with gelignite. However some of the hull re-emerged in March 2010, creating a hazard to local shipping.


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