©1999-2009,
David D. Swayze,
Great
beginning with the letter
G
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G.L. 37
Other names : ?
Official no. : ?
Type at loss :
scow, wood?
Build info :
1907,
Specs :
242 t.
Date of loss :
1913, Oct 9
Place of loss :
near head of St. Mary's River
Lake : Superior
Type of loss : sunk
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : Cause not reported.
Remains lie on W
side of channel, just above the power company outlet canal.
Sources :
eas,gwgl not in mmgl, 1910
mv
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MOSES GAGE
Other names :
none
Official no. :
50563
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1886, Gage, Geneva, NY
Specs :
128x26x9, 225g 214n
Date of loss :
1894, May 18
Place of loss : off
Michigan City, Ind.
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
lumber
Detail : Stranded and pounded to pieces.
Her people were rescued from shore by US Lifesaving Service crew. Master: Capt.
Hurst; out of Chicago.
Sources :
is(2-92),h,lmdc,mv,nsp,hgl,mpl
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E.F. GAIN
Other names :
also reported in the press as "W. J. GAINES"
Official no. :
8188
Type at loss :
scow-schooner, wood
Build info :
1867, J. Gain, Port Huron
Specs :
84x23x4, 86 t.
Date of loss :
1875, Sep 9
Place of loss :
foot of 23rd St.,
Chicago
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
?
Detail : She was driven ashore and
wrecked, a total loss of about $7,000. Her crew swam ashore. Document
surrendered Feb 18, 1878, annotated "wrecked at Chicago, 1876."
Sources :
phr,mv,jb,nsp
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GALATEA
Other names :
none
Official no. :
85709
Type at loss :
schooner-barge, wood, 3-mast
built as schooner
Build info :
1882, F. Wheeler, W. Bay City
hull# 13
Specs :
180x33x12 606g 580n
Date of loss :
1905, Oct 20
Place of loss :
near Grand Marais, MI
Lake : Superior
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
light
Detail : Upbound in tow of the propeller
L.L. BARTH with her sister NIRVANA, she was driven ashore so far that her crew
could step off onto solid ground by clambering over her stern. Even though
salvagers dug a 900 foot channel to her, she was unsalvagable and broke up the
following winter.
Sources :
eas,vbs,lssc,gwgl,ns1,h,lss,nsp,mpl
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GALATEA - (1924) former entry
removed pending further information
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CHARLIE GALE
Other names :
built as ACTIVE, renamed in 1912, also seen as CHARLES GALE
Official no. : C130382
Type at loss :
propeller steam tug, wood
Build info :
1894, Port Clinton, OH
Specs :
55x13, 34gc 23nc
Date of loss :
1913, Aug 27
Place of loss :
North dock, Pelee Isl.
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : Burned to a total loss, but no
additional detail.
Sold Canadian in
1912.
Registered out of
Amherstburg, Ont.
Sources :
mmgl,h,win,csv
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STEVEN F. GALE
Other names :
also called S.F. GALE, S. E. GALE
Official no. :
22343
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1846, B.B. Jones, Chicago as a brig
Specs :
123x24x10, 266gt 225nt
Date of loss :
1876, Nov 28 (also erroneously reported as 1866)
Place of loss : off
Fairport, OH
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
7
Carrying :
mixed merchandise and stone
Detail : Foundered in a storm while in
transit Marblehead, OH for Erie, PA. Her cabin and two trunks washed ashore Dec
2. Owned by her skipper, Capt. Andrew Hillson, and others.
Rebuilt in 1862.
Rebuilt again in 1873 and converted to a schooner.
Collided with the
schooner TELEGRAPH, capsized and sank in the Straits of Mackinac in Nov, 1850.
Recovered, but an $11,000 monetary loss.
Sources :
is,mv,ledc,hgl,usls,rsl,bc,slh,nsp,hcgl,nsp,ew
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GALENA
Other names :
none
Official no. :
10148
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, passenger & package freight
Build info :
1857, Luther Moses, Cleveland
Specs :
193x30x12, 709 t.
Date of loss :
1872, Sep 25
Place of loss : S
of North Point, Thunder Bay, MI
Lake : Huron
Type of loss :
(storm)
Loss of life :
all hands
Carrying :
?
Detail : Bound Alpena for Chicago, she
went ashore and broke up. The number of lives lost is not reported.
Young J.C.
Gilchrist was her purser.
Sources :
eas,is(3-59),stb,slh,lhdc,hgl,nsp,mpl
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JOHN GALES
Other names :
none
Official no. :
C78032
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1879, J & W Scott, Mitchell's Bay, Ont.
Specs :
70x16x5, 42gc 42nc
Date of loss :
1907, spring
Place of loss : at
Wallaceburg, Ont.
Lake : St Clair R
Type of loss :
storm/flood
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
(none)
Detail :
Carried ashore by a spring freshet and left on the bank. She was too old
and of too little value to salvage, and so was dismantled in place.
Sources :
mmgl,polk,hgl
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EDWARD GALLAGHER
Other names :
also seen as E. GALLAGHER and ED. GALLAGHER
Official no. :
8220
Type at loss :
propeller tug, wood
Build info :
1863, VanSlyke & Notter, Buffalo
Specs :
8 t.
Date of loss :
1873, Aug 15
Place of loss :
Torch Lake, Keweenaw Ship Canal
Lake : Superior
Type of loss :
explosion
Loss of life :
1
Carrying :
towing raft
Detail :
She suffered a boiler explosion near Houghton, Mich., while towing a log
raft on the lake, killing one of those aboard and injuring another. She was
reportedly "blown into fragments." She was owned by Moralee &
Olds Sawmill.
Sources :
wl,wmn,mv
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GALLATIN
Other names :
none also seen as GALATIN
Official no. :
10207
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1863, A. Miller, Oswego, NY
Specs :
138x26x13 422 t.
Date of loss :
1882, Apr 23
Place of loss :
near Point Pelee, Ont.
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none of 8
Carrying :
545 t. pig iron
Detail : Bound St. Ignace, Michigan for
Erie, PA, she sprang a leak, struck
bottom on Chickanolee Reef, and
foundered in shallow water. Her crew were saved from the rigging by the fishing
sloop LIZZIE. The LIZZIE had been lying on the bottom in Pelee Island harbor,
but was quickly pumped out by her crew to affect the rescue. Most of the ore
was removed by the end of June, but the schooner's masts and rigging had by
then been stolen. Owned by Finnie & Harding, Chicago. Master: Capt. E. M.
Fuller.
Sources :
osdo,is,hgl,rp,sip,es,nsp
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GALLINIPPER
Other names :
built on hull of NANCY DOUSMAN*
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1846, H. Gibson, Milwaukee
Specs :
95x22x7, 145 t. [om]
Date of loss :
1851, Jul 7
Place of loss :
near Sheboygan, WI
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : She capsized and foundered in a
white squall, then drifted to a point about 10 mi SSE of Manitowoc, where she
sank.
*NANCY DOUSMAN was
69x20x7, 86 t., and built 1833, Black River, Ohio.
Wreck probably
located off Sheboygan in summer, 2003.
Sources :
is,sagl,hgl,bb,wl,slh,hr
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GAME
Other names : ?
Official no. : US
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
?
Specs :
?
Date of loss :
1871, Sep 24
Place of loss :
Near Collingwood, Ont., Georgian Bay
Lake : Huron
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : Driven ashore on the breakwater and wrecked
while inbound. Out of Chicago
Sources :
slh,hgl,nsp not in
'69 mvus or mmgl
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GANGES
Other names :
none
Official no. :
85325
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1874, J. Oades, Detroit
Specs :
135x26x12, 333gt 317nt
Date of loss :
1899, May 16
Place of loss : 8
mi off Colchester
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
collision
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
light
Detail : Rammed by the steel steamer
PRESQUE ISLE and sank quickly to her decks at about 10:30 pm. PRESQUE ISLE
rescued her crew of 7. GANGES was bound for Kelley's Island on a particularly
dark night. Because she was without cargo, she drifted out of the channel
before sinking in 7 fathoms of water. Master: Capt. Joseph Parsons. Owned by
him and Walter H. Oades, son of her
builder, both of Detroit.
Sources :
nsp,mv
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E. B. GANNETT
Other names :
also seen as just GANNETT
Official no. :
7243
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1864, Gannett & Minor, Galloo Isl., NY
Specs :
44 t.
Date of loss :
1870, Aug 23
Place of loss : 12
mi N of Oswego
Type of loss :
(hull failure?)
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
plaster or water lime
Detail :
Bound
Sources :
nsp,wl,rp,mv
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GARDEN CITY
Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
sidewheel steamer, wood, passenger & package freight
Build info :
1853, Bidwell & Banta,
Specs :
218x30x11, 657 t. [om]
Date of loss :
1854, May (about the 15th)
Place of loss : on
Martin Reef, W of Detour, MI, Straits
Type of loss :
(storm)
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
?
Detail : Went on the reef and wrecked
while bound
Sources :
eas,slh,lhdc,hgl,nsp,wl
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GARDEN CITY
Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1854, Roderick Calkins, Cleveland
Specs : 131x26x11,
329 t. om
Date of loss :
1858, Oct 17
Place of loss : 10
miles off Little Sable Pt
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
steam pump, cargo had been lightered
Detail :
She went ashore in a storm on
October 7 and her cargo of railroad car wheels and salt was soon lightered to
the beach. The tug SALVOR pulled her off on the 17, and started for the Grand
River, some miles to the south. Her hull was more badly damaged than thought,
however, and the schooner filled and sank in 120 feet of water, taking a
valuable steam salvage pump with her. Out of Oswego.
Sources :
bb,wl,wmn,wmhs,mmo,hr
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GARDEN CITY
Other names :
none
Official no. :
85293
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, bulk freight "steambarge"
Build info :
1873, H. Miller, Ogdensburg, NY
Specs :
133x26x12 352g 256n
Date of loss :
1902, Oct 10
Place of loss :
Saginaw R. between Bay City and Saginaw
Lake : Huron
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life : none
Carrying :
none
Detail : Caught fire and destroyed while
bound upriver for fall layup. She sank 4 mi above Bay City, near the old
interurban RR bridge. Owned by John J. Boland of Buffalo. Master: Capt. John
Devaney.
When part of the
Gilchrist fleet May 26, 1897, she burned at Alpena with heavy damage.
Sources :
nsp,slh,is,ns1,mpl,hcgl
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F.B. GARDNER
Other names :
also seen as FANNY GARDNER, but that was a different vessel
Official no. : 9198
Type at loss :
schooner-barge, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1855, A. Gilson & F. B. Gardner, Little Sturgeon, WI (or Sheboygan) as a brig
Specs :
177x31x10 402 g 383n
Date of loss :
1904, Sep 15
Place of loss : 2.5
mi from shore, 7 mi N of Port Sanilac, MI
Lake : Huron
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
?
Detail : Tow of steamer D. LEUTY(qv),
she caught fire and burned to the water's edge. She sank in 50 feet of water
with her foremast emergent. Owned by John
C. Pringle of St. Clair, MI
Near-total wreck
near Buffalo in 1879 with $15,000 damage to a $20,000 boat.
Built as 117 ft.
brig, in 1866 rebuilt to a 177 ft bark, still later a 3- mast schooner, then
this schooner barge
Sources :
mv,is,ns1,nsp,lhdc,phr,usls,mpl,umr,ade
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NELLIE GARDNER
Other names :
none
Official no. :
18777
Type at loss :
schooner-barge, wood, bulk freight
Build info :
1873, D. Lester, Marine City, MI
Specs :
178x32x13, 567g 537n
Date of loss :
1883, Oct 14
Place of loss : 1
mi SE of Scarecrow Isl., Thunder Bay, MI
Lake : Huron
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
39,000 bu corn
Detail : Tow of steamer JOHN PRIDGEON,
Jr., she released herself from tow in heavy weather to run for the shelter of
Thunder Bay under sail. Unable to make it, she turned back for Tawas but struck
a reef, broke in two and wrecked. Her crew made it to shore in her yawl.
Owned by John
Pridgeon of Detroit.
Reportedly
converted from a schooner-barge to a three-and-after in 1876, but listed as a
barge again when she was lost.
Sources :
nsp,slh,lhdc,polk,hgl,es
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WM. GARDNER, JR
Other names :
none
Official no. :
80279
Type at loss :
propeller tug, wood
Build info :
1872, Notter, Buffalo
Specs :
108g 54n
Date of loss :
1883, May 10
Place of loss :
off Galoup [Galloo] Isl.
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
2 barges in tow
Detail :
She caught fire while engaged in her usual coal-barge towing, burned to
the waterline, and sank. Her crew escaped to safety.
Probably out of
Ogdensburg.
Rebuilt in 1882
Sources :
nsp,wmhs,hgl,polk
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J.A.
Other names :
none
Official no. :
46280
Type at loss :
schooner-barge, wood
Build info :
1880, J. E. Monk,
Specs :
85x20x5, 72 g
Date of loss :
1887, Oct 29
Place of loss : S
of Pelee Isl.
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
stone
Detail : Foundered in a NE gale. Value
of the vessel and her cargo estimated at only $750.
Sources :
mv,h,www,wb,sb,hr
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GARGANTUA
Other names :
built as D.C. WHITNEY(qv), renamed in 1909
Official no. : C122435
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, bulk freight
Build info :
1882, S. Langell,
Specs :
240x40 1490 gc
Date of loss :
1912
Place of loss :
unreported
Type of loss : "wrecked"
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : Simply reported as wrecked in
1912.
Ashore near
Sold Canadian in
1908
Sources :
mmgl,csv,mpl,hcgl
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GARGANTUA
Other names :
[built on hull of the uncompleted vessel SEAFARER*]
Official no. : C138277
Type at loss :
barge or schooner-barge
Build info :
1919, S & P McLouth, Marine City, MI and 1923,Toronto Dry Dock, Toronto as a large tug
Specs :
130x32x16, 381 t.
Date of loss :
1952, Jun 12
Place of loss :
Wingfield Basin, near Cabot Head, Georgian Bay
Lake : Huron
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
?
Detail : Lost from her tow steamer, and sank
near Tobermorey. Later towed in. Her superstructure was burned in 1972,
probably by vandals.
Originally a steam
tug she was rebuilt to a barge in 1952
*Laid down in WWI
as a U. S. Shipping Board vessel. Towed from Marine City to Chippawa, Ont. and
later Toronto and completed in 1923.
Sources :
lhdc,csv,mmgl,mpl,do,hcgl
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GARIBALDI
Other names :
none
Official no. : C
none
Type at loss :
scow-schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1854, McKay, Chatham, Ont. as a sloop
Specs :
120 t.
Date of loss :
1865, Oct 19*
Place of loss :
Georgian Bay between Meaford and Collingwood
Lake : Huron
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life : 4
[all] or 6**
Carrying :
grain
Detail : Caught at an exposed dock by a
quickly-rising gale, she put to sea to escape and was never seen again. She was
reportedly in poor condition. Owned by Capt. Harkley of Owen Sound. Master: Capt. Thomas
Creighton(d).
*also given as Sep
25 - date above is from local press
**may have been
two passengers aboard
Rerigged as
schooner by 1862.
Sources :
slh,is,hgl,rsl,nsp,rnc,wmn
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GARIBALDI - Former
entry deleted (1880, Lake Huron) - vessel was recovered
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GARIBALDI
Other names :
none
Official no. : C77700 or C77814 [both given for this
vessel]
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1863, Nathan Woodard, Port Rowan, Ont.
Specs :
103x26x10, 173 gc 164nc
Date of loss :
1887, Oct 3
Place of loss : 5
mi S of Port Elgin
Lake : Huron
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
cedar
Detail : Driven into shallows by a gale.
Communications with shore were sent in by bottle until her crew was finally rescued. The vessel later broke
up.
On Nov. 17, 1880, after riding out gale for
15 hours, her anchor cable parted and her crew was forced to attempt bringing
her into Weller's Bay. She stranded irretreivably on a bar. The lost sailor,
her mate, froze solid in a standing
position while awaiting rescue after the schooner's tiny lifeboat fell apart. His
ghost is said to have haunted the area ever after. Reported broken up, but
later recovered. Master: Capt. John McGlenn.
Rebuilt in 1874
and 81.
Wrecked twice on
Lake Superior in July, 1884.
Sources :
mmgl,h,nsp,win,jk,wmn,csqw,clu,hr
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JAMES GARRETT
Other names :
none also seen as JAMES GARRAT,
GARRET
Official no. :
13875
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 3-mast
Build info :
1868, Stokes, Sheboygan, WI
Specs :
138x27x9, 266g 253n
Date of loss : 1889,
May 25
Place of loss :
Whitefish Bay near Sheboygan, WI
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
200 cords wood
Detail :
Driven ashore in a gale while lying to after loading at Masheks’ pier,
Lily Bay. She was reported pounded to pieces and a total loss by the 31st. Out
of Milwaukee.
Also went ashore
on Beaver Island in 1871.
Sources :
nsp,hgl,mv,hr,wl,wgts
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GARROWEN
Other names :
built as the barge MARY, named
INKERMAN in about 1854, named TORNADO in 1857, STORK by 1861 and this name by
1865. Most often seen as GARRY OWEN and GARY OWEN
Official no. : C
none
Type at loss :
schooner or bark, wood
Build info :
1850, G. Ault, Kingston, Ont as a
barge
Specs :
333 t.
Date of loss :
1869, Jul 1
Place of loss : off
Wheeler Creek, near Geneva, OH
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
hull failure
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
coal
Detail : Bound Cleveland for Toronto,
sprung a leak in fine weather and sank about 10 miles offshore, with 60 feet of
water over her deck. Crew escaped in yawl. Some crew members later claimed she
was scuttled as an insurance scam, but a number of divers visited her at the
time and the claim was eventually refuted. Owned by M. Miles and her skipper,
Capt. Hughes, both of Toronto.
Built as barge,
which foundered in St. Lawrence in about 1854 with some loss of life. Rebuilt
as prop INKERMAN, which suffered a shattering explosion and sank at
Toronto May 3, 1857, killing 6 crew and
seriously injuring the rest. Raised in June
and rebuilt as the bark TORNADO. Bound from Chicago, she ran ashore near
Kingston Nov 27, 1860, with all hands lost. Rebuilt as the bark STORK the next year and later GARROWEN; sunk with
all hands in Dec., 1866, raised and
finally lost on this date. In all, her career was rife with fatal accidents in
which more than 30 sailors and bystanders died.
Sources :
nsp,csv,sol,hgl,clu,net,mdwlk,wl,rnc,umr
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GARY D.
Other names :
built as COL. E. A. OLIVER
Official no. : C154870
Type at loss :
propeller tug, (steel)
Build info :
1932, Midland, Ont
Specs :
47x11x5, 18 t.
Date of loss :
1958, Aug 5
Place of loss : near
Strawberry I. Light, North Channel
Lake : Huron
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
none
Detail : Destroyed by an explosion and
fire.
Registered out of
Midland, Ont.
Built or acquired
from foreign sources about 1928.
Sources :
slh,h,win,hr not in
mmgl
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GORDON GAUTHIER
Other names :
none
Official no. : C88625
Type at loss :
propeller steam tug, wood
Build info :
1883, W.J. McDonald, Wallaceburg, Ont.
Specs :
53x11x5, 21 gc 15 nc
Date of loss :
1911, Oct 8
Place of loss :
Port Arthur, Thunder Bay, Ont.
Lake : Superior
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
none
Detail : Destroyed by fire in the
harbor.
Owned by Lake
Superior Tug Co.
Vertical high
pressure engine
Sources :
mmgl,is,mpl,do
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THOMAS GAWN
Other names :
none
Official no. :
24915
Type at loss :
schooner-barge, wood, bulk freight, 2-mast
Build info :
1872, J.F. Squires, Lorain [Black R.], OH as 3-mast schooner
Specs :
171x32x13 550g 522n
Date of loss :
1926, Apr 26
Place of loss :
River Rouge, MI
Lake : Detroit R.
Type of loss : sank
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
none
Detail : Sprang a leak, sank and
abandoned after a 54 year career. The hulk was removed the next month.
Builder also given
as R. Wallace.
Also sank at
Duluth in 1903.
Major repairs in
1878
Sources :
gwgl,le,ns3,mv,lss
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JAMES GAYLEY
Other names :
none
Official no. :
77523
Type at loss :
propeller, steel, bulk freight
Build info :
1902, Globe Iron Works, Cleveland
hull #410 [American Shipbuilding also
given - mpl]
Specs :
416x50x28, 4777g 3359n
Date of loss :
1912, Aug 7
Place of loss : 35
mi E of Manitou Isl.
Lake : Superior
Type of loss :
collision
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
coal
Detail : Collided with the steamer
RENSSELAER in a dense fog and sank in 16
minutes. Cool thinking on the part of both skippers is credited with
saving all on board.
Member of the
Mitchell Fleet.
Sources :
is(2-69),gwgl,sol,ns2,lss,mpl
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GAZELLE
Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
sidewheel steamer, wood, passenger & package freight
Build info :
1858, J. Wolverton, Newport [Marine City], MI
Specs :
156x27x11, 422 t.
Date of loss : 1860, Sep 8
(also given in error as same date in 1858)
Place of loss :
near Eagle Harbor, MI, Keweenaw Pen.
Lake : Superior
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
?
Detail : Driven ashore and wrecked.
Wreckage removed
in 1864.
Part of the Ward
Line, she had just been moved to this
route from Lake Michigan a few days before.
Sources :
eas,gwgl,ks,lhl,lss,hgl,wl,hr
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GAZELLE
Other names :
none
Official no. :
C51692
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1847, Philo, Sackett's Harbor, NY
Specs :
84x21x8, 94gc 94nc
Date of loss :
1885, Oct 6
Place of loss : 6
mi above the Upper Gap, near Germain's Wharf, Bay of Quinte
Type of loss :
(storm)
Loss of life :
none of 4
Carrying :
bunch wood
Detail :
Bound for
Rebuilt in 1863,
sold Canadian 1868
Canadian record
closes in 1884!
Sources : nsp,mmgl,clu,jm
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C. GEARING
Other names :
also seen as GEHRING
Official no. : C
none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1869, Tate,
Specs : 90x20x8,
112 t.
Date of loss :
1891, Jul 10
Place of loss : at
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life :
none mentioned
Carrying :
?
Detail :
Caught fire and burned to a total loss. Her wreckage reportedly still
lies off
She was known on
*Also seen as
Sources :
hgl,wmn,hr,osdo,nsp
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A. GEBHARDT
Other names :
also spelled on official documents as A. GEBHART
Official no. :
29504
Type at loss :
schooner-barge, wood, bulk freight, 2-mast
Build info :
1869, D. Lester,
Specs :
146x29x12 354g 336n
Date of loss :
1909, Jun 4
Place of loss : at
Drummond Isl., MI
Lake : Huron
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
cedar posts
Detail : Discovered to be afire during
loading, she was consumed quickly.
Owned by H.R.
Harvey of Detroit
Sources :
eas,ns1,mv,mpl,hcgl
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GEHRING -
See GEARING
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FRANK GEELE
Other names :
none
Official no. :
120120
Type at loss :
propeller fish tug, wood
Build info :
1872, S. Neville, Sheboygan, WI
Specs :
50x12x6, 25g 12n
Date of loss :
1887, Aug 28
Place of loss : near
Muskegon
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
none
Detail :
She caught fire while upbound and burned quickly to the water’s edge.
Owned by Barry Bros. of Manitowoc
Sources :
nsp,hgl,mv,jb,hr
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GEM
Other names :
none
Official no. :
10155
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1853, G. S. Weeks, Buffalo
Specs :
120x26x11, 325 t.
Date of loss :
1871, Oct 7
Place of loss :
Pigeon Bay, E. of Bar Pt.
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
?
Carrying :
coal
Detail :
Upbound, she began to leak in a storm and was run to shore to save her
from sinking. She went down before reaching shoal water, with 6 feet over her
decks.
Out of Buffalo.
Major repair in
1871
There was another
schooner GEM [85 t.] in operation on L. Mich at this time.
Sources :
nsp,rsl,wl
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GENERAL
Other names :
none
Official no. :
86498
Type at loss :
propeller steam tug, wood
Build info :
1900, Jas. Davidson, W. Bay City
Specs :
98x24x10 132g 70n
Date of loss :
1930, Apr 7
Place of loss :
Detour, MI
Lake : Huron
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
none
Detail : Destroyed by fire. Owned by T.
L. Durocher.
Also wrecked in a
collision with the Canadian freighter ATHABASCA(qv) at the mouth of Georgian Bay, Nov 30, 1910.
Both vessels foundered. GENERAL was recovered and rebuilt by T.L. Durocher of
Detour 9 YEARS later.
Sources :
eas,lhdc,sbs,vbs,slh,is,win,mpl
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GENERAL BURNSIDE - See also JAMES REID
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GENERAL BURNSIDE
Other names :
built as GIPSEY QUEEN, later renamed QUEBEC, this name by 1864
Official no. :
10163
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 3-mast
Build info :
1862, J. Oades, Wolfe Isl., Ont. as a bark
Specs :
138x25x11, 308g 292n
Date of loss :
1892, Jul 16
Place of loss :
near Southeast Shoal Light
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
coal
Detail : Foundered while trying to make
it to the piers at Cleveland after having been abandoned by the small tug A. P.
WRIGHT. The weather was mild, but she
had been through a teriffic storm the night before. Her crew was rescued by the
tug GREGORY. Owned by Capt. Nelson Little of Port Huron.
Sold U.S. in 1862,
but sailing out of Sarnia, Ont. in 1866.
Wrecked off Long
Pt., 1872.
Major repairs in
1872, 1881, 82, 88
Sources :
mv,(csv),eas(72 wreck),clu,phr,wb,ledc,hgl,mpl,rsl,hr,nsp
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GENERAL Q. A. GILMORE
Other names :
also seen as Q. A. GILMORE [name changes in successive Merchant Vessels] and S. A. GILMORE
Official no. :
20543
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1867, Wilson, Black R., Oh
Specs :
52 t.
Date of loss :
1881, Jun (ca. 12th)
Place of loss :
Gull Isl. Reef, near Kelley's Island
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
stranded
Loss of life :
none mentioned
Carrying :
coal
Detail :
Went ashore on the reef. She was reported the next day as having been
lightered, but later reports said she was too old and small to be salvaged.
Still later reports say she had "gone to pieces." Out of Lorain, Oh, owned by Moore, et. al. of
Black River
Listed in 1884 Merchant Vessels as "lost or
otherwise out of service"
Sources :
mv,wmn,nsp
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GENERAL GRANT
Other names :
none
Official no. :
10633
Type at loss :
sidewheel steamer, wood, passenger & package freight
Build info :
1864, J. Monk, Sandusky, Oh
Specs :
110x22x7 153g
Date of loss :
1876
Place of loss :
Detroit, MI
Lake : Detroit R.
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : Burned to a shell, her hull was
raised and preserved for possible rebuilding, but was finally abandoned in
1880.
Sources :
www,lhl,hgl
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GENERAL HAMILTON - See HAMILTON
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GENERAL HARRISON - See also WILLIAM
H. HARRISON
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GENERAL HARRISON
Other names :
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
“old” (prob. 1835, Jas. Garrety, St. Clair, MI)
Specs :
(77x20x8, 115 t.)
Date of loss :
1854, Sat. before Oct 17
Place of loss : 15
mi E of Erie, PA
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
gale
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
35,000 staves
Detail :
Left Erie for Tonawanda in heavy weather, but was quickly found to be
leaking too heavily for her pumps to handle. Her crew put up distress signals
and were rescued by the passing schooner ROSCOE just before HARRISON capsized.
Her wreckage later drifted ashore near Barcelona, NY. Master: Capt. Halverson. Owner: Olson.
Sources :
nsp,wl,rnc,hgl
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GENERAL HOUSTON
Other names :
(none)
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1844, French Creek, NY
Specs :
83x20x8, 123 t.
[om]
Date of loss :
1859, Jun 4
Place of loss :
near Grand River [site of Fairport] OH
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
lumber
Detail : She had been bound Port Huron for
Buffalo when she missed the mouth of the river in a teriffic gale and went on
the pier, where she broke up.. The lighthouse keeper on the pier light later
refused to light the lantern while the wreck was in place, for fear of other
drawing vessels into it. U.S. Govt. quickly contracted to remove the hulk from
the channel, but a storm a month later did the job more cheaply, obliterating
the wreck so completely that it was reported that it had just “disappeared.” Owned
out of Detroit by J.B. Scott. Master: Capt. VanEps.
Sources :
nsp,hgl,wl
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GEN. ROBERT O’REILLY - See NAOMI, WISCONSIN
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GEN. H.E. PAINE
Other names :
also seen in error as GENE H. PAINE. Built as the U.S. Navy support
vessel U.S.S. TREFOIL, changed to a large commercial tug in 1865. Renamed in 1867.
Official no. :
10856
Type at loss :
propeller steam tug, wood
Build info :
1862, Donald McKay, Boston Navy Yard, E. Boston, MA
Specs :
248nt.
Date of loss :
1879, Nov 19 (year also given in
error as 1875)
Place of loss :
near Grand Haven, MI
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
passengers
Detail : Though making good weather of
it, she struck a submerged crib, broke
up and sank in a terrific gale. All 15 aboard were able to make it ashore with
the help of the Lifesaving Service. Five other vessels [MAPLE LEAF, J.A.
HOLMES, MARGARET DALL, C.O.D. and MYSTIC, all schooners] were lost or damaged
in the same area at the same time.
She was used as a
passenger steamer plying between Muskegon and Chicago during the late 1860's.
She was reportedly
used as a government dispatch boat
during the period 1862-5. She was well- and
expensively built, being pegged together with brass spikes.
Sources :
mv,h,lmdc,lhl,usls,mpl,nsp
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GENERAL PIERCE
Other names :
also seen as FRANK PIERCE and FRANKLIN PIERCE
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
scow-schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1853,
Specs :
72x17x6, 64 t.
Date of loss : 1854,
Dec 2
Place of loss : at
Duck Pond, 5 mi W of Charlotte, NY
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
General merchandise worth $32,000
Detail :
Bound
(Oddly, another
report of the same time says she was bound
Sources :
nsp,hgl,wl
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GENERAL SCOTT
Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
sidewheel steamer, wood
Build info :
1839,
Specs :
131x20x8, 200 t.
Date of loss :
1848, Oct
Place of loss :
Type of loss :
collision
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : Collided with schooner STAR and
sank, a total loss of $9,000..
Heavily damaged in
a stranding near
Sources :
hgl,is,lhl,wl,nsp,hr
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GENERAL SCOTT
Other names :
none?
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
sidewheel steamer, wood, passenger & package freight
Build info :
1852, Darius Cole,
Specs :
105x12x5, 64 t.
Date of loss :
1853, Mar 21
Place of loss :
Type of loss :
ice
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
none
Detail : Tied to her dock, crushed
beyond repair when ice went out of the river in the spring breakup, according to
one source. Master: Capt. Cole. A later newspaper clipping says she was
accidentally allowed to sink during a spring cleanup when her seacock was left
open. May thus have been recovered.
Sources :
vbs,hsc,lhl,nsp,wl
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GEN. WINFIELD SCOTT
Other names :
most often seen as WINFIELD SCOTT
Official no. :
10225
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1852, Wm. Jones, Black R., OH
Specs :
114x25x10, 213 t.
Date of loss :
1871, Aug 18
Place of loss : off
Spider Island, Death's Door
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
lumber
Detail : Bound Menominee of Chicago when
she sprang a leak in a gale and capsized. Crew clung to her for 13 hours until
rescued by the passing schooner ETHAN ALLEN. Her wreckage eventually came
ashore on Hog Island, just east of Washington Island. Out of Chicago – sailed
and owned in part by Capt. Harry Faith.
Aground with heavy
damage on Pt. Pelee in 1865.
Sources :
nsp,hgl,mv,wl,wgts
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GENERAL SHERMAN - See also ALEXANDER
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GENERAL SHERMAN
Other names :
also seen as just SHERMAN
Official no. :
39389
Type at loss :
barge, wood
Build info :
1865, E. Saginaw, Mich
Specs : 109x25x7,
94 t.
Date of loss :
1874, Oct 29
Place of loss : off
Fairport, Oh
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
1
Carrying :
15,000 feet of lumber and 4,200 bbl salt
Detail :
Tow of the tug JOHN T. EDWARDS and bound Bay City for Ashtabula, she waterlogged 2 miles
offshore and came to anchor. Her crew abandoned her and made for Fairport, but
their boat capsized near shore and the captain's young son drowned.
Out of Bay City,
owned and commanded by Capt. Joseph Mills.
Rebuilt in 1872.
Sources :
nsp,mv,wmn,hr,hgl,wmhs
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GENERAL SIGEL
Other names : not
to be confused with GEN. FRANZ SIGEL (qv), also seen as GEN. SIEGEL
Official no. :
10220
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1853, Collins, Youngstown, OH
Specs :
145 gt.
Date of loss :
1882, Nov 24
Place of loss : Big
Point Sauble
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
1
Carrying :
shingles
Detail :
She went ashore in a teriffic gale, her wreckage being near the schooner
ECLIPSE(qv), with which she had just left Manistee for Chicago. She reportedly
broke up soon after. Shown in 1884 Merchant Vessels as “lost or otherwise out
of service.”
Out of Ludington,
MI
Sources :
nsp,mv
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GENERAL FRANZ SIGEL
Other names :
none also seen as GENERAL FRANZ SIEGEL
Official no. :
10217
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 3-mast
Build info :
1862, G. W. Jones, Black R. OH as a bark
Specs :
137x26x12, 317g 301n
Date of loss :
1903, Jul 8
Place of loss : near
the lighthouse at Monroe, MI
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
coal
Detail : This old schooner foundered in
a gale in relatively shallow water. Her crew clung to rigging for hours until
finally rescued. The vessel was in a
good position for salvage, but was abandoned due to age. Master: Capt. W. J. Curtis. Wreck is located
1.8 mi SE from Stoney Pt. in 24 ft of water.
Major repair,
1876, rebuilt, 1881
Sources :
mv,polk,hgl,glp,ns1,nsp
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GEN. G.M. SORREL - See LAUREN CASTLE
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GENERAL TAYLOR
Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, passenger & package freight
Build info :
1848, F. Jones, Buffalo, NY
Specs :
173x26x11, 462 t.
Date of loss :
1862, Oct 3*
Place of loss : on
Sleeping Bear Point
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
flour, gen. merch
Detail : Driven aground by a storm and
wrecked. Owned by W. D. Walbridge & Co., Detroit.
The bottom of her
hull washed ashore in the 1950's.
*also given as Oct
18
Had many accidents
during her career, including a stranding at Chicago in Oct, 1856 when she was
declared a total loss. Rebuilt in 1859.
Sources :
lhl,hgl,eas,is(2-60),smi,lhdc,mv,ssb,nb,umr,blu[1856]
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GEN. THORNTON
Other names :
also seen as just THORNTON
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood,*2-mast
Build info :
1837, St Joseph's Mich
Specs :
56x15x7, 49 t.
Date of loss :
1850, Aug 31
Place of loss : at
Calumet, Ill.
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
4
Carrying :
?
Detail : She went ashore bottom up and was wrecked, a
total loss. Steamer J. D. MORTON found her skipper floating on a makeshift raft
five miles offshore on her route Chicago-New Buffalo. The raft was found Sep 7,
and the occupant had reportedly begun to eat his own hand to avoid starvation.
Master: Capt. Davidson. Final enrollment
document annotated "lost."
Sources :
rp,hgl,wl,bc
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GENERAL TRACY - See TRACY
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GENERAL VANCE
Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
sidewheel steamer, wood, passenger & package freight
Build info :
1838, Perrysburgh, OH
Specs :
90x14x7, 76 t.
Date of loss :
1844, Jun 25 or 23
Place of loss : at
Windsor, Ont.
Lake : Detroit R
Type of loss : explosion
Loss of life :
at least 4, maybe as many as 9
Carrying :
passengers
Detail : Exploded her boiler and was
destroyed at a ferry dock. Master: Capt. Samuel Woodworth(d).
Sources :
eas,lhl,le,hgl,nsp,wl,hr,jm
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GENERAL WAYNE - See ANTHONY WAYNE
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GENERAL WOLSELEY
Other names :
none
Official no. : C85526
Type at loss :
sidewheel steamer, wood, passenger & package freight
Build info :
1884, Oakville, Ont.
Specs :
103x20, 123 t.
Date of loss :
1886, Sep 9
Place of loss :
near Cape Croker, Georgian Bay
Lake : Huron
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
?
Detail : Bound Owen Sound to Dyer's Bay, Ont., she
caught fire and was run ashore, where she burned to the water's edge.
Sources :
nsp,mmgl,csv,slh,nsp,hgl
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GENERAL WORTH - See JOHN RABER
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GENESEE CHIEF
Other names :
none
Official no. :
10243
Type at loss :
schooner-barge, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1846, Geo. Steers, Carthage, NY
as a sidewheel steamer
Specs :
142x25x10 275g 261n
Date of loss :
1891, Aug 24
Place of loss :
South Channel, Straits of Mackinac
Lake : Huron
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
shingles
Detail : Severely waterlogged in a storm
and was towed in and abandoned at a dock at Cheboygan. After an examination she
was declared a constructive total loss. The hulk was later towed out and
scuttled in Duncan Bay.
Apparently very
fire-prone, she was nearly destroyed in a fire at Clarke's Drydock, at
Springwells [Detroit], April 15, 1868 and rebuilt to this barge afterwards. She
also suffered a fire in May of 1854. Suffered $10,000 damage in a fire at
Rochester, NY, in November, 1856. On her maiden voyage, with 450 passengers
aboard, she caught fire five times, and on the return trip she collided with
and sank a schooner and was libelled for $16,000.
Rebuilt from a
sidewheeler to a propeller in 1863 at Cleveland.
Ashore three
different times in May-June, 1864.
Document not
surrendered until 1897. See also CUBA
Sources :
mv,ssm,slh,nsp,hgl,osdo,lhl,mpl
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GENEVA
Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
scow-schooner, wood
Build info :
?
Specs :
?
Date of loss :
1859
Place of loss : 1
mi off E shore of S. Manitou Isl.
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
bricks
Detail : She was assaulted by a gale and
wrecked on a reef. A mass of bricks reportedly marks her final resting place.
Part of her cargo
was recovered in the 1950's.
Sources :
lmdc,hgl,nb,hgl
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GENEVA
Other names :
none
Official no. :
85275
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, bulk freight steambarge
Build info :
1873, (Detroit or Cleveland)
Specs :
742 t.
Date of loss :
1873, Oct 23
Place of loss : 15
miles off Caribou Isl.
Lake : Superior
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
wheat
Detail : Downbound, the violence of a
storm damaged her stern pipe and bent
her propeller shaft. The flailing blades cut a large hole in her stern counter
and she went down by the stern. Her crew evacuated in her small boat and made
it to her tow, the barge GENOA.
One of first
bulkers with the classic Great Lakes fore and aft deckhouses.
Owned by Hanna Co.
of Cleveland.
Sources :
lss,gwgl,is,nsp,hgl
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GENEVA
Other names :
none
Official no. :
86005
Type at loss :
excursion steamer, wood
Build info :
1875, Geo. Chaffey, Portsmouth, Ont.
C#72558
Specs :
93x20x5, 97gc 39nc
Date of loss :
1891, Sep 23
Place of loss :
Beach Oswego, Oswego, NY
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
passengers
Detail :
She had just dropped off a small party of excursionists when she was
discovered to be afire. The blaze spread quickly and the vessel burned to the
waterline before anything could be done to extinguish it. Master: Capt. George
Atkinson. Owner: Nelson Skinner,
Sold American,
1888. Formerly a passenger packet on the
Sources :
rp,mmgl,mv
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GEORGE
Other names :
built as GEORGE MURRAY
Official no. :
85305
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, bulk freight, 3-mast
Build info :
1873, Rand & Burger,
Specs :
203x34x14, 790g 751n
Date of loss :
1893, Oct 24
Place of loss :
Pictured Rocks, near
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
coal
Detail : Upbound, her masts were blown
out by a quick-rising NW gale. Helpless, she was driven aground about 30 yards
offshore at Pictured Rocks and torn to pieces. Bound
Sources :
ms,gwgl,is,h,wb,lss,net
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GEORGE E.
Other names :
none
Official no. :
86430
Type at loss : propeller
steam tug, wood
Build info :
1892, Thos. Dagwell,
Specs :
47x11x5, 16g 12n
Date of loss :
1909, Oct 30
Place of loss : Les
Cheneaux Isls., Straits of Mackinac
Lake : Huron
Type of loss : fire
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
none
Detail : Destroyed by fire at
Cedarville, Mich..
Homeported out of
Cedarville, MI
Sources :
slh,mv,hcgl
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F.A. GEORGER
Other names :
none
Official no. : C112354
Type at loss :
schooner-barge, wood, bulk freight, 2-mast
Build info :
1874, Jones, Tonawanda, NY
[US#120193]
Specs :
201x35x15 826g 784n
Date of loss :
1940, Nov 11
Place of loss : N
of Girard, PA
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : The broke up and sank in the
"Armistice Day Storm" of 1940. She had been the tow of the steamer JOHN B. LYON(qv).
She had been
abandoned for poor condition in 1926, but later reconditioned and returned to
service.
66 years old at
loss.
Major repair, 1883
Sources :
h,mv,ledc,mpl
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GEORGIAN
Other names :
none
Official no. : C80596
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, steambarge
Build info :
1864, Potter, Port McNicoll, Ont. as a passenger/freight propeller
Specs :
130x22 377gc
Date of loss :
1888, May 9
Place of loss :
near Cape Rich, Georgian Bay
Lake : Huron
Type of loss :
ice
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
450 t.coal
Detail : Bound Huron, Ohio, for Owen
sound with the schooner GOLD HUNTER in tow, she struggled with ice for several
days. She finally collided with a sharp
floe and foundered in 50 fathoms of water, 8 miles from Meaford, Ont. GOLD
HUNTER was hauled in and picked up her crew.
Master and owner: Capt. A. Thompson.
Stranded with
heavy damage and a costly salvage near Little Current, Ont., fall of 1882.
Purchased by
Confederate agents during the U.S. Civil War, ostensibly for use as a commerce
raider on Lakes Huron and Erie. Authorities got wind of the plan, and it never
came off, however. Story.
Converted from
propeller to steambarge not long before her loss.
Rebuilt, 1874, 80,
83
Sources :
nsp,clu,mmgl,slh,csv,hgl,es3-1,sc
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GEORGINA
Other names :
none
Official no. :
C92617
Type at loss :
propeller, wood (tug?)
Build info :
1893, Port Arthur, Ont.
Specs :
74x15x7, 44gc 30nc
Date of loss :
1907?
Place of loss :
Thunder Bay, Ont.
Lake : Superior
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life :
?
Carrying :
none
Detail :
This well-known Candadian tug was destroyed by fire, but details are
lacking. Her registration was not closed until 1958
Sources :
mmgl,csv
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GERALDINE
Other names : ?
Official no. :
10154
Type at loss :
schooner, wood (3-mast)
Build info :
(1856, Little, Wilson, NY as a bark)
Specs :
232 t.
Date of loss :
1869, Oct 18
Place of loss : 5
mi below "The Cut", Long Point
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
collision
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
coal
Detail : Bound Buffalo for Detroit in
heavy weather, she collided at night
with the schooner E.M. PORTCH(qv) and sank in five minutes. PORTCH stood by
while GERALDINE’s crew abandoned her in the yawl. Soon after, she went down by
the head in 50 feet of water. Out of Buffalo. Master and owner: Capt. McEwen.
This is probably
the vessel which, as a bark, went ashore on South Manitou, Lake Michigan, with
heavy damage, on Nov 12, 1863.
Sources :
nsp,hgl,mv,rsl,mdwl
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HOWARD S. GERKEN
Other names :
built as the steamer ROSAMUND BILLETE for use on Manitoba's Red R. in
1910, later renamed CITY OF WINNIPEG. Dismantled in 1918 and shipped to Quebec,
reassembled as the new vessel as T.P. PHELEN. Sold U.S. and given this name,
1920.
Official no. : ? US
Type at loss :
propeller, steel, sandsucker
Build info :
1918, Tidewater Ship Building,
Trois Rivieres, Que. C#
140953 hull #4
Specs :
241x41x16 1322g 803n
Date of loss :
1926, Aug 21
Place of loss : off
Erie, PA
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
3
Carrying :
sand
Detail : Just finished offshore loading
when she was struck by a gale and foundered in 80 feet of water.
Gravel Products
Corp., Buffalo
Sources :
sol,is,ns3,csv,mmgl,mpl,ewe
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GERMANIA
Other names : none
Official no. :
85022
Type at loss :
sidewheel steamer, wood, passenger & package freight
Build info :
1869, J. Monk, Sandusky, OH
Specs :
90x18x5 72 t
Date of loss :
1881
Place of loss : on
Cedar Point, near Sandusky
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : Driven ashore and broke up.
Sources :
www,mv
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GERMANIA
Other names :
none
Official no. :
85435
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, bulk freight (steam
barge)
Build info :
1875, G King, Marine City, MI
Specs :
136x28x11 263g 176n
Date of loss :
1899, Jan 17
Place of loss : at
Ecorse, Mich
Lake : Detroit R
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life : none
Carrying :
none
Detail : Laid up for the winter at her
wharf behind her owner's home when she caught fire at night and burned to the waterline. Probably caught fire from an overheated stove
which was being used to warm the cabin while it was being painted. Owned by W.
G. Smith, Detroit.
Sources :
jb,mv,hcgl,wmhs,nsp
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GERMANIC
Other names :
rebuilt as RELIEVER(qv)
Official no. :
85911
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, bulk freight
Build info :
1888, Jas. Davidson, W. Bay City
Specs :
216x36x19 1131g 892n
Date of loss :
1904, Nov 6
Place of loss :
Stag Island, near Corunna, Ont.
Lake : St Clair R
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : She caught fire while underway,
burned and sank on the island. Her remains were abandoned, then later sold
Canadian. In 1908 she was recovered and extensively rebuilt and her name
changed to RELIEVER(qv).
Sources :
ns3,vbs,ledc,sbs
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GERMANIC
Other names :
none
Official no. : C107164
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, passenger & package freight
Build info :
1899, Collingwood Dry Dock,
Collingwood, Ont.
Specs :
184x32x13 1014gc 676nc
Date of loss :
1917, Mar 30
Place of loss : at
Collingwood
Lake : Huron
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
none
Detail : This propeller was destroyed by
fire at her winter berth as she was being prepared for the upcoming season.
She was the last
wooden ship built at Collingwood.
Owned by Canada
Steamship.
Sources :
slh,sol,ns2,csv,mmgl,mpl
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GERTRUDE - See also G.J. DORR
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GERTRUDE
Other names :
none
Official no. :
10203
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1855, G.W. Jones, Cleveland
Specs :
137x26x11, 269 t.
Date of loss :
1868, Apr 21
Place of loss : 4
mi W of Mackinac City
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
ice
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
corn
Detail : Bound Chicago for Buffalo,
GERTRUDE was cut by ice and sank in deep water. Her crew made it to shore in
the yawl.
Out of Chicago
Also wrecked near
Manitowoc in 1860.
Rebuilt at
Detroit, 1867.
Sources :
mv,slh,ssm,hgl,mpl,NSP
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GERTRUDE
Other names :
none
Official no. :
10202
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1856, J. Harbridge, Two Rivers, WI
Specs :
81 ft 70 t.
Date of loss :
1880, Oct 23
Place of loss : Off
Otter Creek, near Sleeping Bear
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
1
Carrying :
firewood
Detail : Sheltering at anchor when her
chains parted and she was thrown ashore and wrecked. One crewman drowned while
attempting to swim to the beach.
Beached and
expected to become a total loss 7 mi S of Kenosha, Mar, 1878.
Date also given as
Sep 26, but Oct date is from contemporary newspaper.
Sources :
mv,smi,sb,nb,usls,nsp,mpl
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GESINE
Other names :
none also seen as GESSINE
Official no. :
10333
Type at loss :
schooner, wood,
Build info :
1853, Rand, Manitowoc
Specs : 99gt
94nt
Date of loss :
1887, Aug 23
Place of loss :
Michigan City, Ind.
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
lumber
Detail : Shoved up against the
breakwater by storm waves and pounded to pieces. Crew jumped overboard and
clung to the breakwater pilings until rescued. Bound Ludington for Chicago. Her
skipper, Capt. Chris Anderson of
Chicago, was also her owner.
Sources :
nsp,mv,es3-1
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GETWORK
Other names : ?
Official no. : C ?
Type at loss :
propeller steam tug, wood, fishing
Build info :
?
Specs :
?
Date of loss :
1917
Place of loss : at
Collingwood, Ont.
Lake : Huron
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
none
Detail : Destroyed by fire.
Sources :
slh not in mmgl
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GEYSER - See
T.J. JARMIN
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R.J. GIBBS
Other names :
none
Official no. :
21195
Type at loss :
schooner-barge, wood, bulk freight, 3-mast
Build info :
1855, Squires, Vermilion, OH
Specs :
122x24x8, 177g 168n
Date of loss :
1893, May 23
Place of loss : 6
mi off Bar Point
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
coal
Detail : She foundered while riding it
out a gale at anchor. Her crew was rescued by the steamer IRON CHIEF. Master
and owner: Capt. Wm. H. Pope. The wreck was removed in fall of 1894 under
Canadian government contract.
Heavily damaged
and declared a total loss after a collision with the prop COLORADO on the St.
Clair R., May 4, 1877. Not raised until December of 1879.
Heavy damage to
her foremast & rigging by a lightning strike on Lake Erie in May, 1860.
Sources :
nsp,ledc,wb,hgl,st,es
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GIBRALTER
Other names :
none also seen as GIBRALTAR, but "E" is official
Official no. : C83149
Type at loss :
schooner-barge, wood, 3-mast
Build info :
1854, L. Shickluna, St. Catharines Ont. as a bark
Specs :
138x26x11, 289gc 270nc
Date of loss :
1888, Oct 3
Place of loss :
near White Rock, MI
Lake : Huron
Type of loss :
(storm)
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : Stranded and broke up.
Rebuilt, 1877
Sources :
clu,h,win,mmgl
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GIBSON
Other names :
none
Official no. :
85194
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1870, S. Gibson, Buffalo
Specs :
327 t.
Date of loss :
1875, Oct 31
Place of loss :
near Port Burwell, Ont., piers
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life : none
Carrying :
wheat
Detail : Stranded and pounded to pieces
in a gale while bound Toledo for Buffalo. No sooner had a tug left Buffalo to
go to her assistance than a telegram was received saying she was a total loss.
Her crew were rescued by the Canadian bark LILLY. Owned by Capts. Gibson &
Muir. Master: Capt. James Muir
Sources :
h,win,es,wl,nsp not in
‘69,'72 mv
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J. R. GIDDINGS
Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
brig, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1844, Stephen Lockwood, Ashtabula, Oh
Specs :
114x26x9, 258 t. om
Date of loss :
1857, Jul 13
Place of loss : between Big and Little Sable Point
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none of 10
Carrying :
light
Detail :
She capsized in heavy weather, her crew being picked up by Lake
Navigation Company's schooner COLLINGWOOD, from whence they were taken to Port
Huron. Out of Chicago and owned by E. A. Bruce.
Location also
given as Twin Rivers Point.
Sources :
bb,wl,hgl,nsp,hr
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J.G. GIDLEY
Other names :
also seen as J.C. GIDLEY
Official no. : C107946
Type at loss :
propeller steam tug, wood
Build info :
1901, (Gidley), Little Current, Ont.
Specs :
71x15, 57gc 39nc
Date of loss :
1909, Jun 14
Place of loss :
Sand Bay, 18 mi from Meldrum Bay, North Channel
Lake : Huron
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
none
Detail : Burned to a total loss.
Registered out of
St. Catharines
Sources :
mmgl,slh,h,win
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C. M. GIFFORD
Other names : ?
Official no. :
probably an unregistered river tug
Type at loss :
propeller tug, wood
Build info :
?
Specs : “small”
Date of loss :
1889, Sep
Place of loss : a
few miles off Waugoschance Pt.
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
“sunk”
Loss of life :
?
Carrying :
none
Detail :
No detail. Owners: Capt. M. O’Brian, Cheboygan and F. E. Martin, Indian
River, Mich.
Sources :
nsp
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FRANK W. GIFFORD
Other names :
often seen as "F. W. GIFFORD"
Official no. :
9752
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 3-mast
Build info :
1868, Quayle & Martin, Cleveland
Specs :
159x31x12, 452g 429n
Date of loss : 1897,
Oct 21
Place of loss :
midlake between Point Betsie and
Ahnapee, Wis.
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
(storm)
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
iron ore
Detail : Bound Escanaba for Fairport,
she sprang a leak and foundered. Her crew took to her yawl, and spent several
hours drifting about until picked up by the Chicago-bound schooner CITY OF
SHEBOYGAN. Out of Chicago. Mast: Capt. Chas. Kronhert
Sources :
hgl,jb,mv,bb,wgts,nsp,hr
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E. K. GILBERT
Other names :
none
Official no. :
7238
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1855, Wm. S. Redfield, St. Clair, Mich
Specs :
93x24x8, 132 t. [161 t. om]
Date of loss :
1868, Nov 23 or 24
Place of loss : 15
mi below [i.e. East of] Pt. Pelee
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
“sunk”
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
200 t. coal
Detail :
Bound Cleveland for Detroit, she sprung a leak and foundered. Owned by
Stinson, Detroit. Total loss of ship and cargo, valued at about $10,000.
Sources :
hgl,hr,eww,wl,mv
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W.H. GILBERT
Other names :
none
Official no. :
81382
Type at loss :
propeller, steel, bulk freight
Build info :
1892, F. Wheeler, W. Bay City
hull #89
Specs :
328x42x20 2820g 2200n
Date of loss :
1914, May 22
Place of loss : 15
mi off Thunder Bay Isl.
Lake : Huron
Type of loss :
collision
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
?
Detail : She collided with the 500 foot
steamer CALDERA in a fog and sank quickly. She had been struck amidships and
nearly cut in two.
Wreckage
discovered by divers in 1983.
Sources :
sbs,vbs,stb,slh,sol,is,ns2,lhdc,mpl,ade
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W.H. GILCHER
Other names :
none
Official no. :
81326
Type at loss :
propeller, steel, bulk freight
Build info :
1891, Cleveland Ship Building, Cleveland
Specs :
302x41x21, 2415g 1987n
Date of loss :
1892, Oct 28
Place of loss :
off Manitou Isls.
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
21 [all]