Brigantine "Maggie Belle" was designed by John H. Zwicker, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. Built at the Zwicker ShipYard for Abraham Ernest a merchant and Freeman Smeltzer a mariner of Mahone Bay Nova Scotia. The "Maggie Belle" was launched on November 8, 1904.

Length on deck - 100' 6"
Length at waterline - 99' 5"
Beam - 25' 8"
Depth in hold - 10' 0"
Gross tonnage - 134.16
Registered tonnage - 99.25

The "Maggie Belle" served in the mercantile trade until March 17, 1917 when she caught fire because of an exploding lantern. The vessel burned to the waterline and sank at St. Michaels, the Azores.