Item 99324 - Launching of schooner "Theoline #1," Belfast, 1900
- Item 99324 - Launching of schooner "Theoline #1," Belfast, 1900
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- Item 99324
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Image Info The launching of the schooner Theoline #1 in Belfast in 1900 drew a large crowd.
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She was built by George A. Gilchrist at the shipyard located at the foot of Miller Street for owners Fred McQuesten and others. The Theoline was sold to a New York company in 1907 and her name changed to Lakewood.
She sank on April 29, 1907, off Cape Hatteras, N.C.
