PORTLAND

Date Built: 1847
Construction: schooner, 2 mast
Owners: Builders: A. Wilcox, Pillar Point, NY
Dimensions: 118x24x7, 250 t. om Cargo: Salt

Condition: Keel, ribs, stem

Location: off point N of Besser Bell

Depth: 6'-8'

Date of Loss: 1877, October 9

Lat/Lon: N45 14.941 W83 24.475

Type of Loss: Grounding

Loss of Life: None

Co-ordinates are informational only, they maybe inaccurate and should
NOT BE USED FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES!

The big tug JOHN PRINDIVILLE was wrecked nearby, but was later salvaged (I think the next year).


Sources: Swayze, LaBadie