▁constructed ▁by ▁Fre eman ▁Py z ant ▁of ▁Lock e port , ▁with ▁the ▁objective ▁of ▁speed , ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁built ▁for ▁the ▁cod ▁fish ing ▁industry . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁said ▁that ▁she ▁looked ▁more ▁like ▁a ▁y acht ▁than ▁a ▁fish ing ▁sch oon er , ▁given ▁her ▁neat ▁rig ging ▁and ▁ ▁she er . ▁ ▁Br ief ▁History ▁The ▁ship ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Alfred ▁B anks ▁from ▁Nova ▁Scot ia ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁and ▁launched ▁ 2 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁from ▁the ▁ship yard ▁of ▁Howard ▁Allen ▁and ▁Company ▁of ▁All end ale ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁Her ▁port ▁of ▁registry ▁was ▁Sh el bur ne , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁She ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁fish ing ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁Ray ▁Clar ke ▁and ▁Captain ▁Edward ▁D icks ▁bought ▁her ▁for ▁about ▁$ 2 , 0 0 0 . ▁They ▁decided ▁to ▁buy ▁her ▁because ▁they ▁thought ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁perfect ▁vessel ▁for ▁sm ugg ling ▁bo o ze ▁to ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island , ▁the ▁province ▁mostly ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁prohib ition . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁she ▁was ▁seized ▁by ▁the ▁coast guard ▁ship ▁Bay field . ▁That ▁was ▁only ▁a ▁small ▁set back ▁for ▁Nell ie ▁J . ▁B anks ▁and ▁crew ; ▁the ▁boat ▁continued ▁sm ugg ling ▁until ▁she ▁was ▁finally ▁seized ▁in ▁August