The Carrier Dove was a four-masted schooner constructed in 1890 by the Hall Brothers in Port Blakely. Designed primarily for the West Coast lumber trade and fishing activities, she was a notable vessel of her era. Her construction featured the typical rigging and hull design of schooners built during that period, optimized for cargo capacity and seaworthiness. Throughout her service life, Carrier Dove was actively engaged in various maritime trades. In 1893, she operated in the foreign lumber trade out of British Columbia, and her role as a "salmon vessel" was noted by the Alaska Packers Association. That year, she sustained a partial sea loss valued at $11,500. The vessel's operations included loading lumber at Nanaimo under Captain Brandt in 1894, and she was involved in fishing between 1902 and 1907. During her fishing career, she was part of the fleet operated by the Seattle-Alaska Fish Co., which initially outfitted her as its sole vessel in 1902. This fleet included ships like Nellie Colman and Maid of Orleans, with Carrier Dove remaining in service until her sale in 1908. Carrier Dove's voyages extended to international waters, evidenced by her 1919–1920 journey carrying lumber from Masset Inlet, British Columbia, to Port Adelaide. Her maritime career was marked by several notable incidents. She ran aground on a reef at Levuka, Fiji, in February 1920 but was subsequently refloated and repaired. Her final voyage ended tragically on November 21, 1921, when she struck a reef near Molokai, Hawaii, while transporting copra from Tonga to San Francisco. The wreck was estimated to have resulted in a cargo loss of $77,000, and the vessel was declared lost, with no salvage possible. Carrier Dove's wreck remains visible on the ocean floor off Molokai as of 2002. Her history reflects the versatility and hazards faced by working schooners of her time, serving in trades across the Pacific and enduring multiple losses before her ultimate wreck.

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