The three-masted Bennett, under the command of Captain S.H. Larmore, was sunk to her hatches 1-1/2 miles west of southwest point. Built in Bethel, DE in 1893, she was en route to Baltimore, MD from Washington with a cargo of lumber. Captain Larmore was traveling with his wife, four daughters and crew who, according to the wreck report, was mate George Bennett, cook Richard Ford "colard" and sailors Drennen Larmore and John Smith "colard."
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Schooner Grace G. Bennett ~ 1913
The three-masted Bennett, under the command of Captain S.H. Larmore, was sunk to her hatches 1-1/2 miles west of southwest point. Built in Bethel, DE in 1893, she was en route to Baltimore, MD from Washington with a cargo of lumber. Captain Larmore was traveling with his wife, four daughters and crew who, according to the wreck report, was mate George Bennett, cook Richard Ford "colard" and sailors Drennen Larmore and John Smith "colard."
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