ESTABROOK, Otto Ludlow (1889–1978) Otto Ludlow Estabrook followed in the footsteps of his father, George Ludlow Estabrook, even to the extent of being for a short while the Master of the SS Sicamous, the second person to hold that position. Born on 20 December 1889 at Upper Gagetown, New Brunswick, Otto was the first of three children of George and his second wife, Sarah Brown[1]. At the time Otto was born, George was already a Captain. He was only about three when his fathe

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