Great
beginning with the letter
H
The
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H 24
Other names : ? probably launched under a different name
Official no. : C134199
Type at loss : ?
Build info :
1898, Sault Ste. Marie,
Specs : 68x24x8, 154 t.
Date of loss :
1913, Jul 3
Place of
loss :
near harbor at Kincardine, Ont.
Type of loss :
foundered
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : Foundered, no detail.
Built or acquired
from foreign sources about 1913
Registered out of
Sault Ste Marie, Ont.
Sources :
h,win,bb
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H. AND G.
Other names :
also seen as H & E
Official no. :
42376
Type at loss :
barge, wood
Build info :
1870, P. Hitchcock,
Specs : 132x28x10,
309 g
Date of loss :
1879, Dec 7
Place of
loss :
unreported
Type of loss :
(storm)
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : No detail. Document surrendered
Out of
Sources :
phr,vbs
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H. B.
Other names :
none
Official no. : C96862
Type at loss :
schooner-barge, wood, bulk freight, 3-mast
Build info :
1890, D Tait,
Specs : 171x34x13, 541 t.
Date of loss :
1912, Oct 17*
Place of
loss : off Main Duck Isl.
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
5 of 7
Carrying :
coal
Detail : She broke loose from the tug
WILLIAM PROCTOR in a storm and was driven on a reef. She broke up and became a total loss of $12,012 for vessel and cargo.
In tandem with JAMES BUCKLEY(qv) and MENOMINEE. The lost included the captain's
wife & daughter. Registered out of
*Oct 12 also given as date.
Sources :
win,ns2,h,osdo,dmt,bb
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H.J.D. No. 1 - See FINGLO
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ALICE HACKETT
Other names :
(none)
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
?
Specs : 60 t.
Date of loss :
1828, Nov 4
Place of
loss :
Fitzwilliam Isl. mouth of
Type of loss : navigational error
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
passengers, household goods and livestock
Detail : Intoxicated crew drove her ashore on the southern end of the island, where she
broke up (reputedly). Crew was freely embibing on liquor being trasported by
the local barkeep. HACKETT had been
evacuating the military base at
Sources :
slh,is,dr not in mmgl
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BOB HACKETT
Other names :
none
Official no. : C
Type at loss :
propeller steam tug, wood
Build info :
1868, J.P. Jones, Amherstburg, Ont.
Specs : 92x15
134gc
Date of loss :
1885, Sep 8
Place of
loss :
near Bois Blanc [Bob-Lo] Isl.
Type of loss :
collision
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
none
Detail : Collided with the prop ST.
MAGNUS and sank in 16 ft. of water in about 3 minutes. The prop picked up the
tug's crew. Those on other vessels later reported that the ST. MAGNUS’ lights
were too dim to be seen and a judge awarded damages to the tug, but this was
later overturned - it was deemed that the tug had misunderstoood signals and
cut in front of the steamer. Her boiler and engine were removed in May of 1886,
and the hull was blown up. Owned at the time of the accident by Odette &
Wherry of Windsor, Ont. and sailed by Capt. George Odette.
Changed owners
many times, had several mishaps & fires, including three other sinkings
within the five years previous.
Rebuilt in
1871-2, lengthened with 25' center section.
Sources :
mmgl,clu,nsp,csv,es,es3-2
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R.J. HACKETT
Other names :
also seen as ROBERT HACKETT
Official no. :
21934
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, bulk freight
Build info :
1869, E.M. Peck, Cleveland
Specs : 211x33x19
1129g 922n
Date of loss :
1905, Nov 12
Place of
loss :
Whaleback Shoal, near Cedar R.,
Type of loss : stranded/fire
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
coal
Detail : Bound for
Carried 1st load
of iron ore into
First
purpose-built fore-&-aft cabin bulk freighter.
Major repairs in
1880, 81.
Sources :
is(3-69),nsp,ns1,slh,hdm,mv,lmdc,lsp,mpl,eas,wgts
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Other names :
none
Official no. :
135615
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, coaster
Build info :
1882, J. Arnold,
Specs : 79x17x5
55g 20n
Date of loss :
1903, Oct 3
Place of
loss :
Little Bay De Noc, off Menominee, MI
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
11 of 19
Carrying :
general frt
Detail : Overwhelmed by a storm and
sank.
Wreck located in
1980.
Some sources
report that she was built as a yacht.
Sources :
sol,smgl,is,h,lmdc,mv,mpl
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GEORGE G. HADLEY - See WILLIAM P. REND
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HENRY HAGER
Other names :
also seen as HENRY HAGAR
Official no. :
11137
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1849, Jones & Bagnall,
Specs : 174 t.
(238 t. om)
Date of loss :
1868, Oct (19)
Place of loss :
near
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
light
Detail :
Bound for Harrisville to pick up a cargo of lumber, she was driven
ashore near her destination, and broke up over the next few days. Out of
Major repairs in
1861.
Sources :
nsp,mv,rsl
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KITTIE HAIGHT
Other names :
also seen as KITTIE HOIGHT
Official no. : C72956
Type at loss :
propeller steam tug, wood [partially iron-framed]
Build info :
1874,
Specs : 65x17x8,
60gc 28nc
Date of loss :
1899, Sep
Place of
loss :
mid-lake
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
none
Detail : Destroyed by fire
Registered out of
Built in
Rebuilt in 1883
Sources :
mmgl,slh,h,win
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HALCYON
Other names :
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
twin-hulled ["SWATH"*]
steel research vessel, diesel Limnological research vessel
Build info :
1986, RMI, Inc., (loc.?) hull #1
Specs : 60 ft.
Date of loss :
1996, Dec 2
Place of
loss :
Type of loss :
hull failure
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
aquatic research gear
Detail :
While she was tied to her regular moorings in
*acronym for
"small waterplane area twin-hull" Master: Capt Bill Burns. Owned by
National Oceanographic and Aeronautic Administration (NOAA), Dept.of Commerce.
Sources :
rrc,nsp,ns
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E.B. HALE
Other names :
none
Official no. :
135012
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, bulk freight
Build info :
1874, Quayle & Sons, Cleveland
Specs : 218x35x18
1186g 925n
Date of loss :
1897, Oct 9
Place of
loss :
25 mi off
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
steel billets
Detail : While she was bound Lorain,
Ohio, for Milwaukee, her heavy cargo shifted in big waves, disabling her engine
and causing her to spring a leak and
later sink bow first. The crew took to her boats and were rescued from the middle of the lake by the steamer
Sources :
slh,lssc,sol,is,h,mv,lhdc,wb,hgl,mpl,jb,nsp
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JOHN P. HALE
Other names :
also seen as J. P. HALE
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
scow-schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1852,
Specs :
78x18x4, 50 t.
Date of loss :
1856, Oct 30
Place of
loss :
at Ford's Shoal, near
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
wheat
Detail : Bound
Sources :
osdo,hgl,nsp,rp,wl,ctw,air
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SAM HALE
Other names :
built as REDICK, renamed before 1855
Official no. :
22345
Type at loss :
brig, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1847, S. Farman,
Specs :
118x24x11, 226 t.
Date of loss :
1868, Sep 22
Place of
loss :
Whalesback Shoal,
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
lumber
Detail :
Bound for
Officially listed
as a schooner before 1859.
Sources :
bb,wgts,wl,rsl
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Other names :
none
Official no. : C
Type at loss :
brig (or schooner), wood
Build info :
1851,
Specs :
200 t.
Date of loss :
1854, Dec 5
Place of
loss :
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
2,800 bbl flour
Detail :
Bound
Owned by John L
Raney or Ranney, out of
Sources : nsp,hgl,clu,wmn,rnc
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E. HALL
Other names :
Official no. : C
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1863, A. W. Shaw, Port Dover, Ont.
Specs :
85x20x8, 109 t.
Date of loss :
1879, Aug 15
Place of
loss :
15 mi off Fair Haven, NY
Type of loss :
(storm)
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
coal
Detail :
Bound Gananoque, Ont from
Owned by Eccles,
Bowmanville, Ont. Master: Capt. David O’Hagan.
Sources :
nsp,wmn,clu,mmgl
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FRED B. HALL
Other names :
none
Official no. :
120757
Type at loss :
propeller steam tug, wood
Build info :
1883,
Specs : 50x10x5
15g 7n
Date of loss :
1909, Apr 15
Place of
loss :
near Susie Isl.
