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| Date Built: 1859 | Builders: Mason & Bidwell, Buffalo as a sidewheeler |
| Construction: Propellor, wooden "steam Barge" | Owners: |
| Dimensions: 239 x 34 x 13, 1039 t.179 | Cargo: Lumber, Coal? |
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Location: off of Greenbush | Depth: 12' |
Date of Loss: Sep 29, 1872 |
GPS: N44 35.170 W83 18.640 |
Type of Loss: Storm | Loss of Life: None |
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Co-ordinates are informational only, they maybe inaccurate and should
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Driven ashore and destroyed by pounding of waves in a great gale. She had the barge HUNTER(qv) in tow. Many other vessels were lost in the same area, including her barge. Much of her machinery and gear was recovered in June and July of 1875. Converted from sidewheeler to a schooner-barge in 1870; to a propeller, 1871. Some sources say she was still a schooner at the time of her loss, but not so. When built she was sister of sidewheeler MILWAUKEE (qv,1868). Their hulls were among the first to be diagonally strapped with iron.
Sources: Swayze, Labadie