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J. B. John

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Summary

The May–June 1975 obituary says J. Edwin McCann began sailing aboard the J. B. John in 1938.

Evidence and limits

The report supplies only a vessel name and career context, not a registry or complete vessel identity.

Sources

  1. Names J. B. John as the vessel aboard which J. Edwin McCann began sailing in 1938. It provides no registry, dimensions, ownership, or complete vessel identity. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1975-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held combined issue confirms the vessel-name reference.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1975-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “J. B. John”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/vessels/j-b-john-1975/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May–June 1975, “Capt. J. Edwin McCann.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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