Great
beginning with the letter
C
The
©1999-2007, David
D. Swayze,
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C.D. No. 2
Other names :
none
Official no. : C156942
Type at loss :
unrigged derrick scow, wood
Build info :
1906, R. Weddell,
Specs : 70x30x5, 94 cg/cn.
Date of loss :
1940, Aug 30
Place of
loss :
3.5 mi W of Erieau, Ont., harbor, 12 mi out
Type of loss :
foundered
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : Went down in 8 fathoms of
water. Out of Chatham, Ont.
Sources :
mmgl,h,win
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C.O.D.
Other names :
none
Official no. :
33908
Type at loss :
schooner-barge, wood, 3-mast
Build info :
1873, Callister, Grand Haven
Specs : 140x26x10,
289g 274n
Date of loss :
1887, Oct 22
Place of
loss :
3 mi E of Port Burwell, Ont.
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
1
Carrying :
wheat
Detail : This schooner beached in a
northwest gale and soon broke up. She had been bound
Sources :
nsp,h,ledc,mv,wb,win,hgl,usls,sb,es3-1,bb
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CABOTIA
Other names :
built as HIAWATHA renamed in 1913
Official no. : C133825
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, bulk freight
Build info :
1880, Linn & Craig,
Specs : 235x36x20
1299g 1160n
Date of loss :
1919, Aug 25
Place of
loss :
Main Duck Isl.
Type of loss : stranded
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : CABOTIA went ashore and split
her hull, becoming a constructive total loss.
Sold Canadian,
1913
See also HIAWATHA
Sources :
mmgl,csv,ns3,hcgl
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CACOUNA - See JENNIFER
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CADET
Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1845, G.A. Thayer,
Specs : 67x19x7,
72 t.
Date of loss :
1862, Aug 16
Place of
loss :
between
Type of loss :
storm or collision
Loss of life :
6
Carrying :
coal, petroleum
Detail :
On Aug, 16th she left
Also sunk
following a collision with the tug GORE at Northfort(?) in Nov, 1857.
Sources :
hgl,nsp,wl,wmn,jm,rnc
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CADILLAC - See MAPLEHURST
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THOMAS H. CAHOON
Other names :
none
Official no. : C125558
Type at loss :
schooner-barge, wood, 3-mast
Build info :
1881, T Arnold,
Specs : 166x31x10
437g 410n
Date of loss :
1913, Oct 11
Place of
loss :
Innes Isl.,
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
lumber
Detail : Bound S.S. Marie for Byng Inlet
in tow of steamer C.W. CHAMBERLAIN, she stranded and went to pieces on Kenney
Shoal, SW corner of island.
Sold Canadian [E.
Burke of
Built for L.P.
Mason of
Sources :
nsp,slh,is(3-76),vbs,ns2,mv,lhdc,win,do,hcgl not in mmgl
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Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1854, G. S. Weeks,
Specs : 355 t. om
Date of loss :
1863, Oct 18
Place of
loss :
near Death’s Door
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
salt, carboys of acid
Detail :
She was driven ashore and became a total wreck, breaking up within two
hours of striking. Some of her gear was removed by the bark NEWSBOY. Owned by
Western Transportation Co.
Major repairs in
1861
Sources : nsp,jm,wl,umr
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CALABRIA - See GLENFINLAS
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CALATCO #2
Other names :
built as U.S. Navy tug NO. 56, later renamed LEADER, renamed CALATCO #2
before 1946
Official no. :
236512
Type at loss :
propeller tug, steel, oil motor
Build info :
1918, Greenport, L.I., N.Y. for U.S. Navy
Specs : 82x21x10, 101 gt 69 nt
Date of loss :
1946, Nov 13
Place of
loss :
Oswego, NY, in harbor
Lake : Ontario
Type of loss : fire
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
none, towing a gasoline barge
Detail : She caught fire near her engine
and burned to a constructive total loss. Firemen made no headway against the
blaze, which was fueled by diesel oil around her engine, and were finally
pulled back because the volume of water used was sinking her. Local Coast
Guardsmen finally pulled her out against the breakwater, where she burned out.
Valued at over $100,000. Owned by Canal and Lake Towing Co. of New York.
Master: Capt. J. E. Paqueit.
Sources :
h,rp,mv
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CALCUTTA
Other names :
none
Official no. :
4340
Type at loss :
scow-schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1849, G.W. & B. Jones,
Cleveland
Specs : 90x21x7,
96 t. [116 t. om]
Date of loss :
1868, Oct 19
Place of loss : at
Michigan City, Ind.
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none mentioned
Carrying :
?
Detail :
Driven ashore at Michigan City and wrecked. Her outfit was later saved
by the schooner J. B. STEVENS, but the vessel was abandoned. Out of Chicago
Also wrecked on
Lake Michigan in 1861.
Sources :
hgl,wmn,mv,jm,wl,bb
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S.D. CALDWELL - See LOUIE O’NEILL
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CALEDONIA - See also GALE STAPLES
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Other names : C?
Official no. :
none (or 4384)
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
(1843, Hackett, Saugeen, Ont. or 18??,
Specs : ?
Date of loss :
1862 (also given: 1856 or 58)
Place of
loss :
near Sleeping Bear Point
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
(6)
Carrying :
flour & salt pork
Detail : Blown ashore and wrecked.
A schooner
The same or
another schooner
Probably the
vessel built for the fur trade and once owned by J.J. Astor.
Sources :
sb,nb,hgl,nsp,mpl
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Other names :
none
Official no. : C
?
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1842, Randall, Port Credit, Ont.
Specs : 152 t.
Date of loss :
1881, Sep 8
Place of
loss :
Buff Point, near
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
2
Carrying :
coal
Detail :
Driven ashore on a reef and
heavily damaged, she then broke up by the 20th. When built she was of
the larger class of vessels, but was a tiny carrier when lost.
Stranded on S.
Bay Point in Sep, 1871, and was expected to become a total loss. Recovered the
next year.
Sources :
wmn,wl,nsp
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