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beginning with the letter
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©1999-2007, David
D. Swayze,
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JACK - See BOTHNIA
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ANDREW JACKSON
Other names :
none
Official no. :
105413
Type at loss : schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1874, Dry Dock Company,
Specs : 121x25x8
198g 188n
Date of loss :
1901, Sep 7
Place of
loss :
2 ¼ mi E of USLS station, on Pte Aux Barques, MI
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none of 7
Carrying :
?
Detail : Stranded and wrecked. The U.S.
Lifesaving Service was able to rescue her crew.
*Location also
given as Grand haven.
Sources :
slh,ns1,h,phr,wes
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C.W. JACOB - See ISOLDE
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CECILIA JAFFRAY
Other names :
also seen as CECELIA JEFFREY, CELIA JAFFRAY, C. JEFFRIES, CELIA JEFFREY,
etc.
Official no. : C
?
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1867, W. Andrews, Port Dalhousie, Ont.
Specs : 173 t.
Date of loss :
1877, Nov 23
Place of
loss :
6 mi off Long Point
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
coal
Detail :
The JAFFRAY was overtaken by a snowstorm and sank at about
Sunk at
Rebuilt in 1876.
Sources :
nsp,hgl,mmgl,wmn
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Other names :
none
Official no. :
13306
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1867, G. Goble,
Specs : 138x26x11, 341 t. 318n
Date of loss :
1885, Aug 2
Place of
loss :
between
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none of 10 [7 crew plus Captain’s wife, niece and son]
Carrying :
530 t. coal
Detail : In a crippled condition, she
was run ashore to save her from sinking. Those aboard were rescued by
Lifesaving Service. Bound
Also knocked down
by a white squall
One source
reports her as a scow-schooner.
Major repair in
1882.
Sources :
mv,osdo,is(3-77),lmdc,h,slh,sol,sagl,hgl,usls,nsp,rp
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WILLIAM JAMIESON
Other names :
none
Official no. : C75912
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1878, W. Jamieson, Deseronto, Ont
Specs : 100x25x9
143 gt
Date of loss :
1923, May 15
Place of
loss :
off N side of
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
hard coal
Detail : She began to leak heavily in a
storm, was abandoned by her crew and
sank. Bound from
One of the last
working schooners on the
Wreckage located
by divers about 1970.
Sources :
csqw,mmgl,ns3,is(2-90),do
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JAPAN - See ROY K. RUSSELL
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Other names :
none
Official no. :
12761
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1853, Ruggles,
Specs
: 113x24x10, 192g 182n
[245 t. om]
Date of loss :
1885, Oct 19
Place of
loss :
in Garret Bay of Green Bay
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
wood (liquor reported by hopefuls, but no mention of it in the press)
Detail : Driven on the beach and wrecked near
Rebuilt in 1865,
‘85, major repair in 1861
Sources :
mv,lmdc,nsp,wl,rsl,ec,nsp,wgts
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MARY JARECKI
Other names :
none
Official no. : 90271
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, bulk freight "steambarge"
Build info :
1871, Bailey Bros,
Specs : 179x33x13,
645 g 503 n
Date of loss :
1883, Jul 4
Place of
loss :
Au Sable Point, W of Grand Marais, MI
Type of loss : stranded
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
iron ore
Detail : She went ashore on the W side
of the point in a heavy fog. Despite the efforts of the tug MYSTIC with a
14-inch steam pump, the vessel remained in place and was later pounded to
pieces by a storm. Owned out of
Major repairs in
1880. . .
Sources :
ms,gwgl,polk,lss,hgl,mpl,mv,nsp,bb
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T.J. JARMIN
Other names :
built as fire tug GEYSER, renamed
in 1906
Official no. :
C112337
Type at loss :
propeller steam tug, wood
Build info :
1889, J. Davidson, W. Bay City hull
#27 US#86036
Specs : 57x18x7,
29g 17n
Date of loss :
1928
Place of
loss :
near Cutler, Ont.,
Type of loss :
(storm)
Loss of life :
?
Carrying :
none
Detail :
Foundered. No detail. Owned by W. J. Bell,
Built as a fire
and harbor tug. Sold Canadian in 1904.
Rebuilt in 1912.
Sources :
vbs,phr,mmgl,csv
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JAVA
Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1854, Weed & Carpenter,
Specs : 96x19x7,
128 t. om
Date of loss :
1858, Oct 8
Place of
loss :
off
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
copper ore
Detail :
Bound
Sources :
vbs,hgl,nsp,wl
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JAVA
Other names :
none
Official no. :
75388
Type at loss :
propeller, iron, passenger & package freight
Build info :
1873, King & Owens Iron Co.,
Specs : 232x36x13, 1525 gt
Date of loss :
1878, Aug 18
Place of
loss :
15 mi off Big Sable Point
Type of loss : mechanical failure
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
valuable mixed merchandise including 300 t. of fine household goods,
parlor stoves, salt,etc.
Detail : She was a twin-screw, and the
main theory of her loss in good weather was that her starboard shaft coupling came loose and shaft
slid out the stern, allowing water to flood through the sleeve. She sank quickly in more than 300 ft. of water. Crew escaped in lifeboats, were picked up by J.P.MARSH. Bound
Sister of
Sources :
nsp,is(2-96),hgl,mpl,mv,es
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JAY BIRD
Other names :
built as LADY ESSEX, renamed 1891
Official no. :
48295
Type at loss :
scow-schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1869, Geo. Carpenter,
Specs : 68x19x5,
54g 51n
Date of loss :
1896? (exact date unknown - still in 1895 mv)
Place of
loss :
unreported
Type of loss :
(storm)
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : Document surrendered
Rebuilt and
enlarged in 1877
Sources :
phr,mv,hgl,vbs,bb
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JEAN
Other names :
none
Official no. : C97107
Type at loss :
propeller steam fish tug, wood
Build info :
1889, Buffalo US# 76847
Specs : 49x12x4
21gc
Date of loss :
1910, Dec 10
Place of
loss :
off Amherstburg, Ont.
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
none
Detail : Destroyed by fire.
Sold Canadian,
1906.
Sources :
h,mv,mmgl,bb
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JEANIE
Other names :
none
Official no. :
76796
Type at loss :
sidewheel passenger steamer
Build info :
1888, Craig Shipbuilding,
Specs : 117x38x6,
193g 148n
Date of loss :
1891, Dec 4
Place of
loss :
at
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
none
Detail :
Caught fire from unreported causes in her winter berth at the Craig
shipyard,
Sources :
nsp,mv,bb,wmn,wl,jb
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JEANETTE
Other names :
also seen as JEANNETT
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1832
Specs : 60 t.
Date of loss :
1834, Nov 29
Place of
loss :
at
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
3 of 5
Carrying :
walnuts, wheat
Detail : Stuck a pier while entering the
harbor in a heavy gale and pounded to pieces.
Owned by her
skipper, Capt. James King(d) of
Sources :
osdo,rp,bb
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JED - See
MAPLEGROVE
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Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, passenger & freight
Build info :
1834,
Specs : 76x20x8,
109 t. om
Date of loss :
1842, Nov 18
Place of
loss :
3 mi above
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
9(at least)
Carrying :
meat,salt,merch.,iron
Detail : Bound for
This vessel is
mentioned many times in early
A schr THOMAS
JEFFERSON was reported wrecked at
Sources :
is(4-67),hgl,rp,nsp,wl,bb
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Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1834,
Specs : 76x20x8,
109 t. om
Date of loss :
1844, Mar 17
Place of
loss :
off
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none of 7
Carrying :
stone
Detail :
Bound
Sources :
nsp,hgl,bcha,jm,lotl,wl
