Shipbuilding in Vogler's Cove

Picture taken in the 1920's by William Vogler's mother Marion. Picture courtesy of Marie Vogler, wife of William (Bill) Vogler.

All information (with approval) is from the Canadian Heritage Ship Information Database at http://daryl.chin.gc.ca:8000/basisbwdocs/sid/title1e.html

Various

Name	Built	Style	Hull	Figure - head	Official Number	Registered	Gross ton.	Net ton.	Notes
HESTER A.R. VOGLER	1880 East Port Medway	Schooner	wood	no	77782	1880 Medway	71	71	Registry closed March 10, 1883
J.S. VOGLER	1861 Port Medway	"	"	"	42202	1861 Liverpool	52	51	Sold on May 31, 1881. Lost at Labrador on August 29, 1905. Registry closed February 26, 1906.

Vogler's Cove

Name	Built	Style	Hull	Figure - head	Official Number	Registered	Gross ton.	Net ton.	Notes
BLIZZARD	1884 Vogler's Cove	Schooner	wood	no	88341	1884, Lunenburg		118	Foundered on October 8, 1890. Registry closed November 10, 1890.
CECILIA W	1890 Vogler's Cove	Schooner	wood	no	96825	1890 Lunenburg		36	Transferred to Halifax, Nova Scotia on March 23, 1896. Registry closed same day March 23, 1896.
CORDELIA VOGLER	1876 Vogler's Cove	Schooner	wood	no	71367	1876 Medway		65	Sold foreign. Registry closed June 1, 1886.
DONZELLA	1882 Vogler's Cove	Schooner	wood	no	85344	1883 Lunenburg	118	100	Transferred to Liverpool on July 7, 1905. Registry closed July 7, 1905.
ELECTRIC FLASH	1869 Vogler's Cove	Schooner	wood	no	53811	1869 Liverpool	53		Year of registration carded as 1881-1894.
ELSIE G.	1884 Vogler's Cove	Schooner	wood	no	88611	1884 Lunenburg		110	Wrecked at the Bahamas on November 29, 1885. Registry closed January 18, 1886.
ENERGETIC	1883 Vogler's Cove	Schooner	wood	no	85637	1883 Lunenburg	53	47	Sold at St. Pierre and Miquelon France in 1885. Registry closed June 1, 1886.
GENESTA	1885 Vogler's Cove	Schooner	wood	no	83318	Charlottetown P.E.I.	29		Transferred to Port of St. John's, Newfoundland March 31, 1909. Year of registration carded as 1896-1904.
GOLDWIN ROY	Vogler's Cove	"	"	"	83318	1909 St. John's Newfoundland	28	28	Former Name: GENESTA Lost on Codroy Island, Newfoundland. Registry closed May 15, 1952.
HENRY N. BATCHELDER	1889 Vogler's Cove	Schooner	wood	no	90825	1889 Medway	99	99	Sold foreign. Registry closed December 21, 1896. Port of registry carded as Medway ONLY.
I.O.N.A.	1883 Vogler's Cove	Schooner	wood	no	83306	1883 Medway	26	26	Registry closed December 19, 1883.
JESSIE M. VOGLER	1884 Vogler's Cove	Schooner	wood	no	83311	1884 Port Medway	77	77	Supposed out of existence.
LOTTIE	1885 Vogler's Cove	Schooner	wood	no	83316	1885 Medway	81	75	Wrecked at Fox River, Quebec on June 2, 1911. Registry closed February 13, 1919.
MAZURKA	1885 Vogler's Cove	Schooner	wood	no	83315	1885 Medway	82	82	Supposed out of existence.
NEVADA	1888 Vogler's Cove	Schooner	wood	no	94655	1888 Lunenburg	46	42	Transferred to St. John's, Newfoundland on February 25, 1893. Registry closed. Sold foreign. Registry closed February 12, 1902. Totally lost at St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland on August 29, 1927. Registry closed September 29, 1931.
ORIENT	1890 Vogler's Cove	Schooner	wood	no	103176	1894 Shelburne
REJOINDER	1884 Vogler's Cove	Schooner	wood	no	83496	1884 Liverpool	51	51	Registry closed September 15, 1899.
RESTLESS	1881 Vogler's Cove	Schooner	wood	no	83132	1881 Lunenburg	24	23	Wrecked on August 29, 1883. Registry closed March 14, 1884. Registry closed May 9, 1884. Broken up at Digby, Nova Scotia. Registry closed February 9, 1916 and sent to Ottawa the same date.
W.M. VOGLER	1874 Vogler's Cove	Schooner	wood	no	69091	1874 Medway	45		Supposed out of existence.

Mill Village

Name	Built	Style	Hull	Figure - head	Official Number	Registered	Gross tonnage	Net tonnage	Notes
PIONEER	1849 Mill Village	Schooner		no	9024449	1850 Liverpool	70		None shown
PIONEER	1849 Mill Village	Schooner		no	9024450	1850 Liverpool	70		Cast away on Coffin Island, Nova Scotia on November 25, 1854.
STARTLED FAWN	1857 Mill Village	Schooner	wood	no	37511	1857 Liverpool	88		Sold foreign. Registry closed.

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