The Schooner Ligure was built in 1853 at Mt. Desert. It wrecked on March 29, 1879 on the Nantucket Shoals. James Granville Thurston, brother of Captain John B. Thurston, perished in the wreck.
The crew included:
Captain John Benjamin Thurston (1848 - Jan. 22, 1936)
James Granville Thurston (Dec. 7, 1845 - March 29, 1879)
Charles Benjamin Mitchell (1857-1927)
Daniel G. Benson (1858-1931)
Charles Leon Lawson (Jan. 1, 1863-1943)
