FT BARNEY |
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| Date Built: 1856 | Builders: W. Cheney, Vermilion, OH |
| Construction: 2 mast schooner | Owners: |
| Dimensions: 126x26x11, 255 t | Cargo: |
Condition: |
Location: below Nine Mile Point, NW of Rogers City | Depth: |
Date of Loss: Oct 23, 1868 |
Loss of Life: |
Type of Loss: Collision |
GPS: N45 29.138 W83 50.563 |
Co-ordinates are informational only, they maybe inaccurate and should
NOT BE USED FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES! |
Collided with the schooner TRACY J. BRONSON and sank. Wreck was reportedly located about 1987, sits in deep water, upright in almost perfect condition. Newspapers of the time report that the wreck was struck by several passing vessels and was located "about midway between theSouth Passage and 40-mile Point. Registered out of Vermilion, OH Major repair in 1862
Sources: Swayze, Labadie