Shipping Record for Schooner Suva

Archive

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Island County Historical Society

Name/Title

Shipping Record for Schooner Suva

Entry/Object ID

2025.006.002

Scope and Content

Original shipping record for the Schooner Suva. She was sent from Hong Kong to Victoria, British Columbia to get her spars installed. "One auxiliary schooner yacht named "Suva" complete with masts, fittings, dinghy, etc. weighs approximately 65000 lbs."

Context

Frank J. Pratt Jr., a prominent lawyer, commissioned a schooner yacht. Pratt wanted his yacht made from Burmese teak wood. "Suva" was built in Hong Kong, this is the shipping record of her leaving Hong Kong and heading to Victoria, British Columbia for her spars.

Acquisition

Accession

2025.006

Source or Donor

Hanson, Ron

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Record, Shipping

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Administrative Records

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Creator

The Ocean Steamship Co. Ltd.

Archive Size/Extent

1 page

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Pratt, Frank J., Jr.