County of Yarmouth

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NameCounty of Yarmouth
Namesake Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia
OwnerWilliam D. Lovitt
Port of registry Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
BuilderHilaire P. Boudreau, Belliveau's Cove, Nova Scotia
LaunchedMay 29, 1884
Identification
  • Code Letters JNHG
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FateSold to Argentina as training ship, 1896
General characteristics
Tonnage2154 Gross
Length243 ft (74 m)
Beam44.5 ft (13.6 m)
Depth24 ft
Decks2
PropulsionSail
Sail plan Ship

County of Yarmouth was a full-rigged ship built in Belliveau's Cove, Nova Scotia, in 1884. She was the largest wooden ship ever built for shipowners in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, and the second largest wooden ship ever built in Canada, only a few tons less than the ship William D. Lawrence. The ship was one of a series of very large wooden ships proudly named after major shipbuilding counties of Nova Scotia at the end of the Age of Sail. William D. Lovitt, owner of a fleet of ships from Yarmouth, began as the sole owner. The ship enjoyed a profitable decade of service circling the globe several times but most often trading between South American, Canadian and British ports. She survived a serious grounding at Low Point, Cape Breton, in 1893. After being dismasted in December 1895, she was to be broken up at Grimsby, England, but was purchased by the government of Argentina as a school ship.

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