MAILBOAT NAME: S/V Nonesuch
PAST NAMES: none
DIMENSIONS: 21 tons, 2-masted sailing schooner, official # 91662
CONSTRUCTION: wood
YEAR BUILT: 1880
BUILDER: in the Bahamas, not known which island
EARLY CAREER: sailed in the Bahamas its entire career, towards the end as a freight/mail boat
BAHAMAS CAREER: served Mayaguana, Abraham’s Bay and Pirate’s Well connecting to Nassau
CAPTAIN: Capt. Fed Black
OWNERS: from 1933 to its demise by 1940 owned by Mrs. Mary June Black, Mayaguana
From 1880 – 1900 owned by Mr. Benjamin W. Roberts of Abaco
From 1910 – 1915 owned by Mr. William Henry Edgecombe of Andros
From 1920 – 1933 owned by Mr. James R. C. Young of Nassau