Great
beginning with the letter
K
The
©1999-2007, David
D. Swayze,
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KAGAWONG - See EASTNOR
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KAKABEKA
Other names :
none
Official no. : C92611
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, fishing tug
Build info :
1885,
Specs : 68x18x7,
113gc 73nc
Date of loss :
1895, Dec 12
Place of
loss :
Silver Islet, near
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none [nobody aboard]
Carrying :
none
Detail : Struck by a gale, she broke
away from her winter moorings and drifted out into the lake. A change of wind
then drove her back on shore near where she started. She was salvagable at
first, but she broke up in heavy waves the 16th while salvagers were enroute.
Registered out of
Sources :
nsp,mmgl,h,csv,lss,win,hgl
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Other names :
none
Official no. :
14474
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, passenger and package freight
Build info :
1888, Martel,
Specs : 116x24x9, 289gt 244nt
Date of loss :
1892, May 25
Place of
loss :
on a line Chicago-Saugatuck
Type of loss :
collision
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
passengers
Detail : She collided with the steamer
PILGRIM at night in a passing error while bound
Sources :
mv,lmdc,ssa,nsp,wb,hgl,mpl
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KALIYUGA
Other names :
none
Official no. :
164458
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, bulk freight
Build info :
1887, S. Langell,
Specs : 270x40x21
1941g 1581n
Date of loss :
1905, Oct 20
Place of loss : last
seen off
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
17 [all]
Carrying :
iron ore
Detail : Went missing in the "Great
Gale of 1905." A "ghost ship", it is said that she can be seen
slipping through the fog around Thunder Bay and that her whistle can be heard
blowing distress signals above the breakers on stormy nights - signals that
will never be answered. Some bodies later recovered showed that at least part
of the crew had abandoned ship. Owned by
St. Clair Steamship Co. (J.H. Sheadle, prop.). Master: Capt. F. L. Tomkin(d).
Sources :
(nsp),eas,slh,gs,stb,mol,sol,ns1,h,lhdc,mpl
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KALKASKA
Other names :
none
Official no. :
164429
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, bulk freight sandsucker
Build info :
1884, S. Langell,
Specs : 178x34x16
380g 555n
Date of loss :
1932, Sep 15*
Place of
loss :
off
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
none
Detail : Burned to a total loss. Did not
sink, but her remains were suitable only for scrapping. Homeport:
*date also given as Oct 10
Sources :
eas,ns4,h,mv,mpl
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KALOOLAH
Other names :
maybe named COLLINGWOOD, 1855-57
Official no. : C33525
Type at loss :
sidewheel steamer, wood, passenger & freight
Build info :
1852, Jones or Bidwell and Banta,
Specs : 188x25x10, 621gc 532nc
Date of loss :
1862, Aug 22
Place of
loss :
mouth of the Saugeen R., near
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
?
Detail : She was driven ashore by a gale
and broke up on the beach a few days later. She had been attempting to render
aid to the bark SIRCHARLES NAPIER, which had gone ashore the 16th. Owned by
Vanevery and Rumball of Goderich.
A Canadian vessel
by fall, 1853
Her engine was
from the steamer
Build info also
seen as 1858, J. McGregor,
Sources :
eas,is(3-67),mmgl,slh,lhdc,csv,hgl,nsp,rnc
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KAMINISTIQUIA - See also
BUTCHER’S MAID
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KAMINISTIQUIA
Other names :
built as the steamer IMPERIAL, renamed in 1906
Official no. : C90571
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, passenger & package freight
Build info :
1886, Redway,
Specs : 109x22
106g 79n
Date of loss :
1910, Aug 21
Place of
loss :
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
?
Detail : Burned to the waterline.
She was rebuilt
after a destructive fire near the same spot
in 1906.
Rebuilt in 1894,
1906. Original tonnage: 245.
Sources :
mmgl,is,csv,lss,win,mpl
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Other names :
none
Official no. : C147682
Type at loss :
propeller, steel, package freight "canaller"
Build info :
1924,
Specs : 250x43
2402 t.
Date of loss :
1927, Dec 7
Place of
loss :
off Twelve O'Clock Point,
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
22 [all]
Carrying :
general merch
Detail : Went missing in tremendous
gale, probably capsized from the weight of ice in her superstructure. Little information or wreckage was found
until the wreck was discovered in 1977
in 175-280' of water. She has claimed at least one diver since. Bound
Bodies of part of
her crew were found on
Sources :
mmgl,is,irs,lol,gs,h,gsgl,win,mpl,rf
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Other names :
built as propeller CHAMPLAIN(qv), renamed CITY OF
Official no. :
5848
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, passenger & package freight
Build info :
1870, A.C. Keating,
Specs : 185x33x12,
835g 588n
Date of loss :
1924, Oct 27
Place of
loss :
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : Burned to a total loss.
2 other major
fires before this one
Some sources say
she was built in 1884
Lengthened 30
feet in 1888 after a major fire in June of 1887 and 20 more feet in 1894
Sources :
mv,eas,sol,ns3
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E. KANTER
Other names :
none also seen as EDWARD KANTER,
ELLEN KANTER
Official no. :
8105
Type at loss :
schooner-barge, wood, bulk freight
Build info :
1862, McDole & Lester,
Specs : 133x27x11, 272g 245n
Date of loss :
1872, Nov 26
Place of
loss :
2 mi from
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
463 t. RR iron
Detail :
Bound
She was named for
a popular
Sources :
hmc,sb,phr,hgl,rsl,nsp
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R. KANTERS
Other names :
built as
Official no. :
125223
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1873, Christianson,
Specs : 113x26x8
165g 156n
Date of loss :
1896, May 29
Place of
loss :
3 mi off
Type of loss : storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
?
Detail : She went ashore on the S side
of
Rebuilt 1883
Sources :
nsp,h,mv,hgl,wgts
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KASOTA
Other names :
rebuilt as steamer A.A. PARKER(qv)
Official no. :
14428
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, bulk freight "steambarge"
Build info :
1884, T. Quayle & Sons, Cleveland
Specs : 247x38x21
1661g 1274n
Date of loss :
1890, Jul 17
Place of
loss :
off
Type of loss :
collision
Loss of life :
1
Carrying :
iron ore
Detail : Rammed and sunk by the
sidewheel passenger
Sources :
is,h,ns1,nsp,mpl,usls,es
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KATAHDIN -
former entry (1862) removed pending further information
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KATAHDIN
Other names :
none
Official no. : C92290
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 3-mast
Build info :
1888, J. Simpson, Owen Sound Ont.
Specs : 150x31x11, 381g 381n
Date of loss :
1905, Oct 20
Place of
loss :
near Southampton, Ont.
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
(none)
Carrying :
Lumber
Detail : Bound Parry Sound for
Sources :
nsp,mmgl,slh,mpl
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KATE
Other names :
none
Official no. : C117034
Type at loss :
propeller steam tug, wood
Build info :
1889, Bay Mills, MI as a yacht
Specs : 63x16x6,
63g 30n
Date of loss :
1911, Apr 25 (1910 also given)
Place of
loss :
Mark's Bay, St. Mary's R.
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
none
Detail : Burned to a total loss.
Out of Sault Ste.
Marie, Ont., owned by Joseph Ganley
Sold Canadian
1906.
Sources :
win,mmgl,mv,hgl,mpl
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KATHLEEN
Other names :
none
Official no. : C90574
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, passenger & package freight
Build info :
1886,
Specs : 84x18
100gc 75nc
Date of loss :
1918, Mar 12
Place of
loss :
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : Burned in the harbor, in the
same fire as destroyed ISLAND QUEEN(qv).
Out of
Sources :
mmgl,csv,win
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RAE KAWAY - See ROCKAWAY
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EDWARD D. KEANE - See LITTLE WISSAHICKON
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KEARSARGE
Other names :
none
Official no. :
14042
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1864, J. Oades,
Specs : 154 t.
Date of loss :
1880, Oct 12
Place of
loss :
off
Type of loss :
fog/storm
Loss of life :
none of 7
Carrying :
lumber
Detail :
This schooner went on a reef three miles offshore in fog. The captain
came ashore to procure a tug to remove her, but before this could be
accomplished a storm blew up. The schooner’s outfit was removed before she
capsized. She was towed upside-down to
Sources :