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David D. Swayze,
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M.C. & M.C. No. 2 - See SIDNEY O. NEFF
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MACASSA - See MANASOO
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MACATAWA
Other names :
none
Official no. :
91561
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, excursion steamer
Build info :
1883, J.B. Martel, Saugatuck, MI as a tug
Specs :
96x17x6, 71 gt 57 nt
Date of loss :
1897, Oct 23
Place of loss : in
Calumet R, S. Chicago
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life :
2
Carrying :
none
Detail :
She burned to water’s edge at 2 a.m.
She was valued at about $4,000. Out of Grand Haven, MI.
Also burned at
Chicago in 1895
Sources :
nsp,hgl,mv,polk,hcgl
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MACEDONIAN or MACEDONIA
Other names : none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1824, Brooklyn, OH
Specs :
50x15x5, 32 t.
Date of loss :
1829, Nov 23
Place of loss : W
side of E Sister Isl.
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none of 11
Carrying :
barrelled whitefish and general freight
Detail : She left Detroit Nov 22 and
fought the storm for more than a full
day before becoming heavily laden with ice and driven ashore. Her crew swam to
shore one by one and survived in an abandoned cabin until the storm abated and
some were able to row to Sandusky. The schrs MINERVA and WILLIAM TELL of
Detroit finally picked up the balance of the crew and much of her cargo and
rigging. Owned by John Blair, Cleveland. Master: Capt. Foster.
Sources :
ledc,nsp,wl,wmhs
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MACK JEAN
Other names :
built as C.W. ENDRESS, renamed in 1918
Official no. : C130778
Type at loss :
propeller, wood (fish tug?)
Build info :
1898, Burger & Burger, Manitowoc, WI US#127288
Specs :
83x18x8, 146 t.
Date of loss :
1927, Aug
Place of loss : at
Kingsville, Ont.
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : Burned in port a total loss.
Sold Canadian in
1913.
Sources :
mmgl,csv,mv,mpl
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LYDIA MACK
Other names :
none also seen as LYDIA MAC
Official no. : C?
Type at loss :
scow-schooner, wood
Build info :
1872, Crouth, Port Stanley
Specs :
100 t
Date of loss :
1877, Sep 22
Place of loss : 20
mi SW of Port Stanley
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
hull failure
Loss of life :
none of 5
Carrying :
165 t. coal
Detail : She sprang a leak while bound
Cleveland for Port Stanley. At first her pumps could handle it, but then one
broke and she foundered in 50 feet of water at about 5 am. Valued at about
$2,500.
Out of Port
Stanley, owned by Berry Bros.
Sources :
h,clu,win,es,nsp
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MACKINAC
Other names :
none
Official no. :
51214
Type at loss :
unrigged scow, wood
Build info :
1882, Sturgeon Bay, WI
Specs :
238g, 238n
Date of loss :
1893, Nov 16
Place of loss : off
Muskegon, MI
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
lumber
Detail : Foundered.
Hailed from Grand
Haven
Sources :
h,mv
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MACKINAW
Other names :
none
Official no. : 90135
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, freighter
Build info :
1866, J. Stupinsky, Detroit, as a sidewheeler
Specs :
125x26x9, 203g 164n
Date of loss :
1890, Oct 28
Place of loss : at
dock at Black River, MI, south of Thunder Bay
Lake : Huron
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
corn
Detail :
a fire started under her boiler and she burned to a total loss at the
dock while unloading her cargo. Her crew and the local dockwallopers pushed her
away from the wharf. Owned by Rice & Van Buskirk of Port Huron; Capt. W. E.
Rice was her skipper.
Rebuilt to a prop
from a sidewheeler in 1877. Lengthened 19' in 1880.
Sources :
mv,nsp,slh,hdm,lhl,phr,hgl,mpl
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DAVID MACY
Other names :
none
Official no. :
6958
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1878, Duncan Robertson, Grand Haven, Mich
Specs :
127x26x8, 193g 183n
Date of loss :
1896, Sep 21
Place of loss : off
Bar Point
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
collision
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
?
Detail :
She was run into at night by the
steamer FEDORA near Bar Point and cut to the water's edge. Her crew was able to
abandon in her yawl and made it to Amherstburg the following morning.
Out of Spring
Lake, Mich
Sources :
bbas,hgl,mv,polk,jm
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SILVANUS J. MACY
Other names :
none
Official no. :
115784
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, bulk freight
Build info :
1881, W. Morley, Marine City
Specs :
165x32x11, 753g 613n
Date of loss :
1902, Nov 23
Place of loss :
abeam of Port Burwell, Ont.
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
14 [all]
Carrying :
coal
Detail : Bound Buffalo for Kenosha and
Racine, WI, she foundered after dark with all hands after fighting through a
heavy gale for a full day. She released her barge MABLE WILSON and was never
seen again.
Owned by
Inter-Lake Trans. Co. of Detroit
Rebuilt and her
tonnage increased in 1887
Sources :
sol,is,ns1,h,mv,ledc,nsp,mpl,m&h
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LIZZIE MADDEN
Other names :
built as steamer CHENANGO(qv), last name in 1890
Official no. :
126431
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, bulk freight
Build info :
1887, J. Oades, Detroit
Specs :
175x34x13, 691g 518n
Date of loss :
1907, Nov 22
Place of loss :
near Point Lookout, Saginaw Bay
Lake : Huron
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
lumber
Detail : She caught fire while underway,
and burned to the waterline after hger
crew abandoned. The hulk drifted out to Charity Isl., where it stranded.
Total loss.
Almost destroyed
by fire on L Erie, Apr 11, 1890.
Rebuilt, shortened
6', depth reduced 7' at Davidson yd., W. Bay City, 1890
Sources :
slh,sbs,ns1,phr,mv,mpl
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MADEIRA
Other names :
none also spelled MADIERA
Official no. : 90321
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1871, G. Goble, Oswego, NY
Specs :
137x26x11, 322 t.
Date of loss :
1877, Oct 10
Place of loss :
Long Point of Lake Erie
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
grain
Detail : She had her steering gear
disabled by a storm and came to anchor off Long Point. She slipped her anchor,
stranded and broke up, despite the efforts of the wrecking tug OSWEGO to save
her. Bound for her homeport of Oswego
via Buffalo from Milwaukee. Master: Capt. William Mack.
Ashore and heavily
damaged in a wreck in November, 1874.
Sources :
nsp,osdo,win,mpl,mv,eas
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MADEIRA
Other names :
none
Official no. :
93020
Type at loss :
schooner-barge, steel, bulk freight
Build info :
1900, Chicago Shipbuilding, S. Chicago
hull# 41
Specs :
436x50x29, 5039g 4667n
Date of loss :
1905, Nov 29
Place of loss :
Gold Rock Point, near Split Rock, MN
Lake : Superior
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
1 of 11
Carrying :
light
Detail : Cut loose from the tow of
steamer WILLIAM EDENBORN(qv), she was blown ashore by a gale and broke up. The
two had been bound for Duluth for iron ore. The crew was saved by the heroic
actions of one crewman who jumped from the tossing ship to the rock cliff with
a rope in hand, then tied it up to help bring the others ashore. Master: Capt.
J. H. Dissette.
Frequent dive
target - her bow lies in shallow enough water to be seen under the right
conditions, while her stern is in 130 feet.
Sources :
is(2-83),gwgl,ml,is,ns1,mv,lss,eas,mu,mv
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MADELINE
Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1837, Lorain, OH
Specs :
40 ft., 20 t.
Date of loss :
1839
Place of loss :
Isle Royale, Minnesota Pt. or Madeline Isl.
Lake : Superior
Type of loss :
(storm)
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : Stranded and wrecked.
Much confusion
over the location
Sources :
gwgl,is,ls,
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MADISON
Other names : ?
Official no. : naval
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1812, U.S. Govt. as a 24-gun sloop-of-war
Specs :
538 t.
Date of loss :
1835
Place of loss : at
Oswego
Lake : Ontario
Type of loss :
(storm)
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : Wrecked and sunk.
Sunk by storm at
Sacket's Harbor in 1813. Raised and fitted out as a merchant vessel.
Sources :
osdo,hgl
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MADISON
Other names :
none
Official no. :
16649
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1842, Weeks,
Specs :
80x20x9, 84 t.
Date of loss :
1877, Sep 18
Place of loss :
near
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
lumber
Detail : Reported ashore, waterlogged and a total loss after having drifted for two
days and a night in heavy seas before coming to the beach. Out of
Sources :
nsp,mv,wl
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MAGANETTAWAN
Other names :
none
Official no. : C71112
Type at loss :
propeller tug, former, passenger & package freight vessel
Build info :
1877, J. Story, Byng Inlet, Ont.
Specs :
100x20x9, 187gc 127nc
Date of loss : 1896,
Jul 15
Place of loss :
near Byng Inlet, Ont. at the mouth of Naiscoot, R.
Type of loss :
stranding
Loss of life : none
Carrying :
none
Detail : She went on a bar while rushing
to the rescue of fellow tug HOWARD, broke in two and was wrecked, a total loss.
Owned by Capt. A. W. Clark, Parry Sound.
Rebuilt in 1888
and 1893
Sources :
mmgl,csv,slh,is,lhdc,hgl,wmn
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MAGDALA
Other names : none
Official no. : C55948
Type at loss : schooner,
wood
Build info :
1868,
Specs : 105x25x9,
165 gc
Date of loss : 1885,
Oct 13
Place of loss :
Type of loss : storm
Loss of life : none
Carrying :
coal
Detail :
She dragged her anchors and went ashore west of the west pier at
Major repairs in
1882 after storm damage in December.
Went ashore near
Long Pont,
Heavily damaged in
a collision with the schooner White Oak, on
Sources :
nsp,wmn,jm,wl,bb
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Other names :
none
Official no. :
C71115
Type at loss :
propeller tug, wood
Build info :
1875, Sutton & Bros.,
Specs :
48x12x6, 19gc 13nc
Date of loss :
1888, Nov 16
Place of loss :
Grant's Isl.,
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
(none)
Carrying :
none
Detail :
She was driven ashore by a gale and became a total wreck.
Out of
Collingwood, Ont.
Rebuilt 1877
Sold Canadian in
1878
Sources :
mmgl,csv,polk
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MAGELLAN
Other names :
none
Official no. : C none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1873, L. Shickluna,
Specs :
142x26x12, 370 t.
Date of loss :
1877, Nov 9
Place of loss :
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
9[all]
Carrying :
corn
Detail : She foundered in a storm and
became a total loss. At first it was thought that she had simply been overwhelmed
by a gale, but it later appeared out
that she had been run down & totally destroyed, probably by the propeller
JOSEPH L. HURD. Crewmen aboard another Canadian schooner, C.P. MERRICK, claimed
to have witnessed the collision. At least one crewman's body was torn to
pieces. Another theory said that she capsized in the storm and the wreckage was
then inadvertently run over by the HURD. Her wreckage came ashore 3 mi N of
Manitowoc. Master: Capt. John Belyea(d).
Sources :
hgl,mmgl,clu,usls,mpl,hr,es,pdw,nsp
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MAGGIE
Other names :
built as schooner SPEEDWELL, renamed in 1861
Official no. : C none
Type at loss :
scow-schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1847, Sanford & Moses,
Cleveland
Specs :
97x22x8, 106 t.
Date of loss : 1883,
Nov 13
Place of loss :
somehere off
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
2 [all]
Carrying :
?
Detail : Left
Bound Tawas for
"Sold by U.S.
Marshall Mar. 1881." [mmgl]
Probably remained a Canadian bottom.
Originally
94x23x9, 160 t., rebuilt to this size in
1861.
Sources :
hgl,(mv),clu['69],slh,nsp,mmgl,wl,rsl,jm
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MAGGIE
Other names : ?
(built as
Official no. : ?
Type at loss :
schooner-barge, wood, bulk freight
Build info :
?(1870, Garden Isl., Ont.)
Specs :
(484 nt)
Date of loss :
1918 (ca.)
Place of loss : off
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
iron ore
Detail : Took on water as her seams
opened and she wallowed until she sank.
Tow of steamer EMBERLY(EMBURY?).
Another vessel of
this name built by Shickluna, 1881, 284 t.
[also Canadian].
Sources :
is(2-83), not in mmgl
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MAGIC
Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
scow-schooner, wood
Build info :
1853, Ferry & Sons, Grand Haven, MI
Specs :
93x26x7, 100 t.
Date of loss :
1878, Oct 28
Place of loss : 8
miles S of Pentwater,
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none mentioned
Carrying :
?
Detail :
She was beached on the first day of a terrific general gale and by the
end of the storm was reported as going to pieces.
She was driven on
the rocks by a gale and wrecked near Bailey's Harbor,
Wrecked in
Ashore for several
months in 1858 near
Capsized 30 mi NNE
of
Designed and
modelled by Bates of Manitowoc, WI. At the time of her launch it was said that
her wide and shallow hull allowed lumber to be loaded and unloaded much more
quickly than conventional arrangements. Many sources show her built at
Sources :
slh,nsp,hgl,rsl,mdwl,hr
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MAGNET
Other names :
none
Official no. :
16318
Type at loss : schooner,
wood
Build info :
1856, S Kirby & Hoyt,
Specs :
145x23x10, 217g 206n
Date of loss :
1900, Sep 12
Place of loss : 1
mile NE of Middle Sister Isl.
Type of loss : storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
coal
Detail : Bound for
Built as a log rafting
tug, rebuilt & converted to a wrecking tug at
As a wrecker, she
carried the first line mortar ever used on the lakes.
Sources :
vbs,polk,nsp,phr,mpl,es,ew
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MAGNETIC
Other names :
none
Official no. : 91497
Type at loss :
schooner-barge, wood, bulk freight, 2-mast
Build info :
1882, Presley, Cleveland
Specs :
264x38x22, 1946g 1770n
Date of loss :
1917, Aug 25
Place of loss : 19
mi W of Long Point
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
iron ore
Detail : Tow of steamer E.M. BREITUNG,
she rode up on a big wave in a moderate gale after her steering was disabled,
hogged, broke her back and sank. Her crew was rescued from their small boat by
the tow steamer.
Sources :
ns2,mv,mpl,hcgl
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MAGNOLIA - See
LUCKPORT
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MAGNOLIA
Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1845,
Specs :
199 t.
Date of loss :
1856, Oct 27
Place of loss :
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
corn
Detail :
She went ashore in a storm and wrecked, a total loss.
Sources :
blu[1856],wmn,wl
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J.H. MAGRUDER
Other names :
none
Official no. :
13745
Type at loss :
scow-schooner, wood
Build info :
1869, Herring,
Specs :
115x23x7, 137g 130n
Date of loss :
1895, Sep 17
Place of loss : few
miles S of Sturgeon Pt., near Harrisville
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
lumber
Detail : She sprang a leak in a 50-mph
gale and was run onto the beach to save her crew. Lifesavers from Sturgeon Pt
took them off.
All but one of a
local lifesaving crew were lost in a storm in '80 when she went ashore near Pte
Aux Barques.
Major repairs in
1880 and 82
Sources :
nsp,slh,h,mv,lhdc,wb,hgl
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MAHONING
Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
brig, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1848, William Jones, Black R., OH
Specs :
119x26x19, 259 t.
Date of loss :
1864, Nov 13
Place of loss :
Near
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
2
Carrying :
2 large steam pumps
Detail : She went ashore near
Sources :
nsp,hgl,hr
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MAIA
Other names :
none
Official no. :
92894
Type at loss :
self-unloading barge, steel, bulk freight
Build info :
1898, Chicago Shipbuilding,
Specs :
376x48x26, 3804 t.
Date of loss :
1905, Nov 29
Place of loss :
near Split Rock, MN
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : Torn away from her tow steamer
in a violent gale and cast ashore. Heavy damage caused her to be declared a
total loss immediately, but she was later recovered.
Sunk for a
breakwater in 1956 and scrapped in 1962.
Sources :
mj,ns5,mv,hs,hr
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MAID OF THE MIST
Other names :
none
Official no. :
17349
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1854, Buffalo [or 1863, Roy,
Specs :
110 t.
Date of loss :
1878, Sep 25
Place of loss :
Ninemile Point, Straits of Mackinac
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
?
Detail : She was driven ashore and
wrecked in a storm. The total value of the vessel and cargo was about $800. She had even been
condemned a short time before the loss.
Sources :
nsp,mv,is,wl
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MAID-OF-THE-MIST
Other names :
none
Official no. : C90692
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, excursion
Build info :
1886, A. White, Port Robinson, Ont.
Specs :
71x16, 62gc 33nc
Date of loss :
1955, Apr 22
Place of loss : at
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
none
Detail : Destroyed by fire along with
her sister, MAID-OF-THE-MIST #2
Had thrilled
hundreds of thousands by challenging the roiling water at the base of
Sources :
mmgl,csv
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MAID-OF-THE-MIST #2
Other names :
none
Official no. : C138273
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, excursion
Build info :
1892,
Specs :
76x19, 80 t.
Date of loss :
1955, Apr 22
Place of loss : at
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
none
Detail : Destroyed by fire along with
her sister, MAID-OF-THE-MIST.
Had thrilled
hundreds of thousands by challenging the violent water below
Sold Canadian in 1921.
Sources :
mmgl,csv
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MAID OF THE WEST
Other names :
none
Official no. : C
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 3-mast
Build info :
1849, Port Credit, Ont
Specs :
98x23x9, 168 t.
Date of loss :
1856, Sep 2
Place of loss : off
the mouth of
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
lumber,salt
Detail :
Bound
Mmgl record states
that her record was closed “about 1859”
Sources :
nsp,mmgl,wmn,air,blu[1856]
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MAIME - See
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Other names :
also seen as MAIME, MAIZE
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
scow-schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1853, L.S. Bedford, Port Huron,
MI
Specs :
53x17x5, 36 t. [om]
Date of loss :
1858, Sep 24
Place of loss :
just off Pte Aux Barques, MI
Type of loss :
foundered
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
lumber
Detail : Blown from dock at Bark Shanty,
where she was loading lumber, and went
on a bar, where she broke up.
The “Maine Law”
was the first prohibition law in the
Sources :
slh,hgl,nsp,wl
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Other names :
sometimes seen as MAIME and
Official no. :
16402
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1852, W.B. Linn, Black R., OH
Specs :
103x25x8, 152g 144n
Date of loss :
1887, Oct 23
Place of loss :
mouth of the harbor at Milwaukee
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none of 6
Carrying :
RR ties
Detail : Bound White Lake, Michigan, for
Chicago, she sprang a leak in about
mid-lake during the night, made for shore but sank somewhat short. Her crew had
climbed her rigging as she went down and was saved by the Lifesaving Service.
The cargo reportedly washed up on beaches all over the lake for months afterwards.
Out of Chicago.
Sources :
mv,h,lmdc,nsp,wb,hgl,sb,usls,eas
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MAINE
Other names :
none
Official no. :
16445
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, bulk freight
Build info :
1862, Stevens & Presley, Cleveland
Specs :
132x28x12, 332g 255n
Date of loss :
1911, Jul 17
Place of loss : at
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : Destroyed by fire at her
owner's dock, a total loss.
A hard-luck ship:
6 lives were lost in a boiler explosion, 1871;
sank in
Rebuilt many times.
Built for the
Northern Transportation Co.’s Ogdensburg Line.
Sources :
is,mv,slh,ns2,lhl,nsp,phr,st,mpl,eas,jb
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MAITLAND
Other names :
none
Official no. :
16320
Type at loss :
bark, wood, 3-mast
Build info :
1861, Marlton, Goderich, Ont.
Specs :
137x25x13, 253 t.
Date of loss :
1871, Jun 11
Place of loss :
near Waugoschance Pt., western Straits
Type of loss :
collision
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
corn
Detail : She foundered following a
bizarre nighttime collision between she and the schooners MEARS(qv) and GOLDEN
HARVEST in NW gale. She was struck by the HARVEST, then sheered to a position
broadside to MEARS, which rammed her solidly to forward, sinking her in less
than five minutes. She had been bound
Sources :
clu,slh,lmdc,mmgl,hgl,nsp,ssm,rsl
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ALEXANDER MAITLAND
Other names :
none
Official no. :
30291
Type at loss :
barge, steel , bulk freight
Build info :
1902, Buffalo Dry Dock, Buffalo
Specs :
366x44x26, 3,351g 2,998n
Date of loss :
1924, Dec 9
Place of loss :
Port Huron, MI
Lake : Huron
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life :
?
Carrying :
?
Detail :
Burned to reported total loss at Grand Trunk elevator. Surrendered to underwriters and hulk sold.
Rebuilt to Canadian barge GLENBOGIE [C#152645]
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THOMAS MAITLAND
Other names :
none
Official no. : C107595
Type at loss :
propeller, wood
Build info :
1899, Owen Sound, Ont. (also given as Port Arthur)
Specs :
90x18, 107cg 73nc
Date of loss :
1927, May 9
Place of loss : at
Port Arthur, Ont.
Lake : Superior
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : She caught fire and was heavily
damaged. Declared a total loss, but a year later she was resurrected and
rebuilt.
Removed from
registry in 1947.
Out of Port Arthur
Sources :
is,mmgl,win
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MAJESTIC
Other names :
none
Official no. : 92116
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, bulk freight
Build info :
1889, J. Davidson, W. Bay City
hull# 25
Specs :
291x40x21, 1985g 1610n
Date of loss :
1907, Sep 19
Place of loss : 12
mi W of Long Point
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
light
Detail : Bound Buffalo for Toledo, she
caught fire enroute, burned to the waterline & sank. Her crew were rescued
by the big steel steamer CHARLEMAGNE TOWER, Jr.
Sources :
vbs,ledc,nsp,mpl,eas,ewe
————————————————————————±
MAJESTIC
Other names :
none
Official no. : C100950
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, passenger & package freight
Build info :
1895,Collingwood Dry Dock Co., Collingwood, Ont.
Specs :
209x35x13, 1578gc 1073nc
Date of loss :
1915, Dec 15
Place of loss :
Point Edward, Ont.
Lake : St Clair R
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
?
Detail : She caught fire at her dock.
After a few moments the fire burned through mooring lines and she drifted
downstream, threatening docks, buildings and other craft. Finally sank below
Sarnia.
Owned by Northern
Navigation Co. [later part of C.S.L.]
Sources :
win,slh,ns2,sol,is,mmgl,mpl
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MAJOR
Other names :
built as steamer JOHN MITCHELL, renamed in 1902
Official no. :
76792
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, bulk freight
Build info :
1889, F Wheeler, W Bay City hull#
47 US# 76792
Specs :
283x41x20, 1865g 1492n
Date of loss :
1913, Nov 13
Place of loss :
Whitefish Bay
Lake : Superior
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
?
Detail : Damaged by waves at the end of
the "Big Storm" of 1913, she sprang a leak and was abandoned by her
crew when she began to sink. Thought to
have foundered, but later found still afloat. Master: Capt. Philip E. Reuvel.
Sold Canadian
after rebuilding in 1914 [C134263]. Converted to floating drydock at Midland, Ont.,
1920. Partly destroyed in a fire, 1931, scuttled in Midland Bay. Moved to
deeper water, 1962
Sources :
mmgl,vbs,gwgl,lssc,lss,sol,ns4,mpl,eas
————————————————————————±
MAJOR ANDERSON
Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
bark, wood, 3-mast
Build info :
1861, I Lafrinier, Cleveland
Specs :
568 t. om
Date of loss :
1863, Nov (27)
Place of loss : N
Manitou Island
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
corn
Detail : Bound for Collingwood, Ont.,
she went ashore and was abandoned for the winter. She was supposed to be pulled
off in the spring, but there is no evidence that she ever resumed operations.
Master: Capt. Ingraham. Owner: J. J. Winslow, Cleveland.
Ashor at Middle
Isl., L. Huron, the same fall.
Sources :
nsp,hgl
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MAJOR ANDERSON
Other names :
none Built on the hull of the
old schooner MARY
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1861, P. Lamoree, Oswego, NY
Specs :
95 ft 143 t.
Date of loss :
1871, Oct 10
Place of loss : Two
Rivers, WI
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
?
Detail : Driven ashore by a gale on the
10th and pounded to pieces by the 14th - became a total loss. Owned by J.
Prindiville of Chicago.
In 1863 she
grounded on Middle Island, near Thunder Bay, MI and was declared a total loss,
but later recovered. Also reported ashore on Twin River Point in 1863. Owner:
John Prindiville, Chicago.
There were a number of other vessels of this name launched
at about this time. Anderson was one of the first Union Civil War heroes.
Sources :
hgl,osdo,stb,slh,nsp,rsl
————————————————————————±
MAJOR BARBARA
Other names : ?
Official no. : ?
Type at loss :
bark, wood, 3-mast
Build info :
?
Specs :
?
Date of loss :
1871, Oct 8
Place of loss : Big
Sable Point
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss : stranded
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : Blinded by smoke from the great
Peshtigo Forest Fire, went ashore and wrecked.
Sources :
lsp,nsp not in mmgl,
'69 mv
————————————————————————±
MAJOR BARNUM
Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1849, Dexter, NY
Specs :
71x18x6, 66 t. [om]
Date of loss :
1854, Sep 14
Place of loss :
near
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : Caught by a storm while loading
and driven on the beach, where she was later described as a total wreck.
Sources :
nsp,hr
————————————————————————±
MAJOR N.H. FERRY
Other names :
none
Official no. : C126130
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 3-mast
Build info :
1867, Pierson,
Specs :
117x25x8 171g 163n
Date of loss :
1913, May 28
Place of loss :
Type of loss :
collision
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
?
Detail : She struck a pier at the mouth
of the canal and sank. Because of her advanced age, she was considered to be
beyond repair and was abandoned.
Registered out of
Sold Canadian
after 1909
Sources :
ns2,mv,nsp,win ,mpl
not in mmgl
————————————————————————±
MAJOR OLIVER
Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
brig, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1837, Maumee R.,
Specs :
81x24x10, 158 t.
Date of loss :
1845, Nov 2
Place of loss : ½ mile S. of Chicago harbor
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none mentioned
Carrying :
?
Detail :
Bound St. Joseph, Michigan for Chicago, she went ashore in a gale, a
total loss of $10,000.
Out of
Chicago, owned by Robert Kyle (her
skipper) and six others.
*Perrysburg and
Toledo also given.
Converted from a
schooner to a brig in 1841.
Sources :
hr,wl,bb
————————————————————————±
MALAKOFF
Other names : built as revenue cutter SAMUEL D. INGHAM
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1849, Carrick & Bates, Erie, Pa.
as a revenue cutter
Specs :
116x23x9, 215 t.
Date of loss :
1857, Nov 9
Place of loss : 4
miles off Goderich, Ont.
Lake : Huron
Type of loss :
storm/foundering
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
coal
Detail : Bound Cleveland for Chicago,
she encountered a gale and was forced onto a reef near Nine Mile Point, Straits
of Mackinac, where she was temporarily abandoned Oct. 21. On Nov 5, the tug
RESCUE pulled her off and was making for Detroit in heavy weather when the
canvas jacket over the hole in her hull washed off and the pump which was
keeping her clear of water clogged with coal. She sank by the head in 30 feet
of water. Only her cargo and the valuable pump were saved. Owned by J. M.
Boylan, Milan, Ohio
Rebuilt at Milan
OH, in 1856-7.
A Canadian
propeller MALAKOFF also existed at this time. Burned at Montreal in 1859.
Sources :
nsp,hgl,rnc,ec,wmn
————————————————————————
MALCOLM - See ALLEGHENY
————————————————————————±
MANASOO
Other names :
built as steamer MACASSA, last name in 1928
Official no. : C93932
Type at loss :
propeller, steel, passenger and package freight
Build info :
1888, W. Hamilton & Co., Glasgow, Scotland hull# 64
Specs :
178x24x16, 529 t.
Date of loss :
1928, Sep 15
Place of loss :
mid-Georgian Bay, abreast Griffith Isl. light
Lake : Huron
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
16 of 21
Carrying :
cattle, 2 passengers
Detail : Fighting a heavy storm, she capsized
when her cargo of 116 cattle apparently shifted to one side, overbalancing her.
The recent addition of increased passenger accommodations on her upper deck is
thought to have contributed to her instability.
She sank quickly. The bodies of her cattle are said to have stocked many
a winter larder along the shores that year. All five of the survivors drifted
for 60 hours in a life raft before being picked up by the steamer MANITOBA.
Rebuilt,
lengthened 24' in 1905 at Collingwood. Passenger accommodations increased in
1928 at Toronto to allow her to be used as a night boat, came out in April.
Sources :
is(4-59),mmgl,slh,ns3,csv,win,mpl,gcs
————————————————————————±
MANCHESTER
Other names :
none
Official no. : C
Type at loss :
brig, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1847, J. Oades, Port Metcalf, Ont
Specs :
128x24x9, 254 t.
Date of loss :
1859, Apr 23
Place of loss :
near Madison Dock
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
2
Carrying :
oak timbers
Detail :
Bound St. Clair R. for Kingston, Ont., she sprang a leak in a gale while
off Long Point. When she beached at the site shown her masts went by the board
and she broke in two, a total loss. Master: Capt. A. S. Brush. Owner: Fowler
& Esseltyne, Detroit.
Sources :
nsp,hgl,clu
————————————————————————±
MANHATTAN
Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
brig, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1836, O. Newberry, Detroit
Specs :
93x28x12, 140 t.
Date of loss :
1838, Oct 19
Place of loss :
Point Abino
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
general merch. including liquor, cloth, molasses and sugar
Detail : She went aground and broke up
in a gale while bound for Chicago, having just left Buffalo. Master: Capt.
Stewart. Owner: Oliver Newberry & Co., Detroit. At the time of her loss,
she was the largest square-rigged vessel
in operation on the Lakes. A news clipping at the time of her stranding called
her “the noblest craft on western waters.” Broken up by early November.
Beached in a gale
on Lake Michigan in December, 1837.
Sources :
is(2-59),ttgl,ledc,nsp,edd,wmn
————————————————————————±
MANHATTAN
Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss : propeller,
wood, passenger & package freight
Build info :
1847, Sanford & Moses, Cleveland
Specs :
149x23x10, 319 t.
Date of loss :
1859, Sep 1
Place of loss :
mouth of harbor at Grand Marais, MI
Lake : Superior
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
(none)
Carrying :
gen. frt, passengers
Detail : Trying to make shelter, she ran
aground and was wrecked in the mouth of the harbor. Her cargo was later removed
by the scow NEPTUNE and taken to Marquette, her original destination. The hulk
partially blocked the entrance for almost 20 years.
Collided with
MONTICELLO (qv) in fall,'51
In 1861 a trapper
wrote his supplier that he had scavenged her for grooved siding to use for
building a window in his
cabin.
Portaged around
Soo in the summer of 1850, while most large vessels were brought around in
winter when they could be skidded on frozen ground.
Sources :
is(2-60,2-69),gwgl,lssc,lss,hgl,nsp,eas
————————————————————————±
MANHATTAN
Other names :
none
Official no. : 91905
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, bulk freight
Build info :
1887, Detroit Dry Dock, Wyandotte, MI
hull #74
Specs :
252x38x19, 1546g 1103n
Date of loss :
1903, Oct 26
Place of loss :
East Channel, near Munising, MI
Lake : Superior
Type of loss :
storm/fire
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
wheat
Detail : Her steeering gear was disabled
by a storm driving down the channel and she was pushed on the rocky shore. There she caught fire and was
destroyed before she could be released. The crew was rescued by the tug
WARD.The wreck later drifted to near Sand Point.
Member of
Gilchrist Fleet Master: Capt. James B. Lyons.
Sources :
atl,nsp,ms,gwgl,is,sagl,ns1,mv,lss,net,mpl
————————————————————————±
MANISTEE
Other names :
none
Official no. : 90311
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, passenger & package freight
Build info :
1867, E. Peck, Cleveland
Specs :
184x30x10, 677 t.
Date of loss :
1883, Nov 16
Place of loss : W
of the Keweenaw Peninsula off Eagle Harbor
Lake : Superior
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
23 of 26 [usls and others give 30
as the number lost]
Carrying :
mixed freight
Detail : This steamer broke up offshore
and foundered in a gale in one of Lake Superior’s worst disasters. Bound
Bayfield, WI for Ontonagon, MI. It was later reported that Capt. John McKay,
had chosen to challenge the violent storm, which had driven several other
vessels to port. A "note in a bottle" from Capt. McKay, deemed to be
authentic, was found in May of 1885, near Fish River. Another found near
Bayfield in 1897 was also thought to be real.
Master: Capt. John McKay(d).
Rebuilt in 1871
Sources :
is(4-74),gwgl,ms,gs,lss,gsgl,sol,wm2,polk,hgl,usls,mpl,df,eas
————————————————————————±
MANISTEE
Other names :
built as the propeller LORA, renamed ALICE STAFFORD in 1897, last name
in 1905
Official no. :
140537
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, passenger & package freight
Build info :
1882, B Randall, Benton Harbor, MI as a package freighter
Specs :
202x32x22, 843g 485n
Date of loss :
1914, Jan 28 [also given as Jun
28]
Place of loss :
Ferrysburg, MI [near Grand Haven]
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss : fire
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
none
Detail : Caught fire and destroyed at
her winter berth.
Lengthened 48' in
1890, deepened and converted to this configuration in 1901
Sources :
mv,ns2,mpl,hr,eas
————————————————————————
MANISTIQUE, MARQUETTE & NORTHERN No. 1 - See MILWAUKEE
————————————————————————
MANITOBA - See
PITTSBURG
————————————————————————±
MANITOBA
Other names :
none
Official no. : C
none
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, freight "steambarge"
Build info :
1870, Crow, Chatham, Ont.
Specs :
74x21, 100 t.
Date of loss :
1883, Nov 1
Place of loss : at
Chatham, Ont.
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
?
Detail : She caught fire and burned to
total loss.
Had a
shallow-draft csow hull, built for river duty.
Sources :
clu,csv not in mmgl
————————————————————————±
MANITOU
Other names :
none
Official no. : C ?
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 3-mast
Build info :
1873, Port Dalhousie, Ont.
Specs :
146 ft., 333 t.
Date of loss :
1905, Nov 4
Place of loss : off
Scotch Bonnet light
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : She foundered in a storm after
springing a leak.
Sources :
mmgl,ns1,mv,eas
not in clu
————————————————————————±
MANITOULIN
Other names :
rebuilt as
Official no. : C85491
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, passenger & package freight
Build info :
1880, J. Simpson,
Specs :
152x30x11, 706gc 480nc
Date of loss :
1882, May 18
Place of loss : 4
miles out of Manitowaning, Ont.,
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life :
11 to 25 [or more - some sources estimate up to 40]
Carrying :
gen frt, passengers
Detail : She was discovered to be afire
while crossing
Owned by Great
Northern Transit Line.
Sources :
lh,slh,sol,is,ns1,mmgl,hgl,mpl,rp,nsp
————————————————————————±
Other names :
none
Official no. : 90465
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 3-mast, lumber
Build info :
1868,
Specs :
210x29x13, 507g 479n
Date of loss :
1900, Nov 10
Place of loss : on North
Manitou Isl.
Type of loss :
(storm)
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail :
ashore and wrecked.
Converted to a
barge in 1874 after a fire; her engine, formerly in the steamer MAY QUEEN, going
into the steamer CHICAGO. The barge was later rebuilt to this schooner.
Rebuilt 1879, 83
Sources :
ns1,mv,lhl,polk,nb,rsh
————————————————————————±
MANOLA
Other names :
later MAPLEDAWN(qv)
Official no. : 92170
Type at loss : propeller,
steel, bulk freight
Build info :
1890, Globe Iron Works, Cleveland
hull #30
Specs :
275x42x21, 2326g 1836n
Date of loss :
1918, Dec 2
Place of loss :
near Main Duck Island
Lake : Ontario
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
11 [all]
Carrying :
none
Detail : She was sold for saltwater use
and was cut in half for towing up the St. Lawrence. Enroute the bow section, in
tow of tug MICHIGAN, was struck by a fast rising, violent squall and foundered
quickly with all on board.
The orphaned stern
was purchased by Canadian parties and a new forward section built for her.
Relaunched in 1920 as MAPLEDAWN(qv)
Sources :
csqw,do2,eas
————————————————————————±
MANSFIELD
Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1847, Buffalo
Specs :
116x24x9, 213 gt [om]
Date of loss :
1855, Jun 30
Place of loss : 30
mi SW of Manitou Islands
Lake :
Michigan
Type of loss :
collision
Loss of life :
(none)
Carrying :
wheat
Detail :
Bound Milwaukee for Oswego in a heavy fog, she was run down and sunk by
the schooner TELEGRAPH just after being brought about. Cut nearly to her keel,
she went down in about 10 minutes, in 20 fathoms of water. Owned by H. K.
Viello & Samuel G. Greene of Buffalo.
She went ashore
near Euclid, OH Dec 4, 1854 and wrecked. No lives were lost. She had been bound
for Detroit with coal, iron and soap.
Sources :
nsp,hgl,hr
————————————————————————±
MANZANILLA
Other names :
none in mmgl as MANZARILLA
Official no. : C85412
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 3-mast
Build info :
1873, L. Shickluna, St. Catharines Ont. as a bark
Specs :
137x26x12, 340gc 320nc
Date of loss :
1887, Oct 13
Place of loss : at
Van Buren Pt., 6 mi W of Dunkirk, NY
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying : stone block
Detail : She was driven ashore and
wrecked by a SW gale. Her crew made it ashore on their own, and the skipper was
rescued by fishermen from Barcelona, NY in the fishing boat BEECHER after the
Lifesaving Service failed to respond. She had been bound Cleveland for Toronto.
Registered out of St. Catharines or Hamilton, to Capt. Williamson, Toronto.
Master: Capt. George O’Brien.
Sister of schooner
MAGELLAN(qv)
Major repairs in
1880
Sources :
mmgl,h,ledc,nsp,wb,win,hgl,sb,pdw,es,ib,ewe
————————————————————————
MAPLE LEAF - See also HONORA CARR
————————————————————————±
MAPLE LEAF
Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1854, G S Weeks, Buffalo
Specs :
123x26x10, 293 t. (or 223 t.)
Date of loss :
1867, Nov 1
Place of loss :
Detroit Island or Pilot Island, Death's Door
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
(storm)
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
lumber (also reported as light)
Detail :
Reported ashore and a total loss, she was later stripped of her outfit
and abandoned. Out of Chicago
Rebuilt in 1863.
Sources :
nsp,rsl,hgl,wgts,whs
————————————————————————±
MAPLE LEAF
Other names :
none
Official no. :
50396
Type at loss :
scow-schooner, wood
Build info :
1866, J Arnold, Port Huron
Specs :
84x20x7, 87 t.
Date of loss :
1879, Nov 19
Place of loss : at
Grand Haven, MI
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none of 4
Carrying :
lumber
Detail : Bound Whitehall, MI, for
Milwaukee, she drove against the north pier at Grand Haven in a storm and went
into the shallows. Her crew was rescued by the Lifesaving Service. She was
resting fairly easily until the schooner J.A. HOLMES piled ashore at the same
spot and cut her in two. HOLMES was later recovered. Out of Milwaukee.
Sources :
mv,h,phr,usls,nsp
————————————————————————±
MAPLE LEAF
Other names :
none
Official no. :
50873
Type at loss :
scow-schooner, wood
Build info :
1872, Bigland, Bayfield, WI
Specs :
52 t.
Date of loss :
1882, Nov
Place of loss :
mouth of Iron River, MN
Lake : Superior
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
lumber,fish
Detail : She was driven ashore and
broken up by a storm.
Wrecked and
declared lost in 1872, near Isle Royale.
Sources :
nsp,gwgl,irs,is,lss,mv
————————————————————————±
MAPLE LEAF
Other names :
none
Official no. : C73914
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1867, Redmond & Tait, Picton, Ont.
Specs :
92x22x8, 114g 108n
Date of loss :
1883, Nov 16
Place of loss : off
harbor entrance at Buffalo
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
lumber, staves and wood bolts
Detail : Overwhemed by gale, she was
driven ashore and wrecked. She ended up so high on the beach that she was
declared a total loss, but was later recovered by Americans and rebuilt as
HONORA CARR(qv).
Bound Port Burwell
for Buffalo. Hailed from Port Burwell.
mmgl gives date of
loss as 10/10/86.
Sources :
mmgl,h,hgl,usls
————————————————————————±
MAPLEDAWN
Other names :
built as MANOLA(qv), renamed in 1920
Official no. : C141836
Type at loss :
propeller, steel, bulk freight
Build info :
1890, Globe Iron Works, Cleveland
hull# 30 US# 92170
Specs :
350x40x21, 2325gc 1835nc
Date of loss :
1924, Nov 30
Place of loss :
Christian Isl. near Penetang, Ont.
Lake : Huron
Type of loss : stranded
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
barley
Detail : Blinded by snow, disoriented by
heavy waves, she went hard aground. Couldn't be pulled off and was cut up for
scrap in place. Bound Fort William for Midland, Ont.
Owned by Canada
Steamship Lines.
See MANOLA for
earlier major accident. Sold Canadian and forward portion built on earlier
stern, 1918-20.
Lengthened 68' at
Collingwood, 1924.
Sources :
csqw,mmgl,slh,is,ns3,mv,lhdc,csv,win,do
————————————————————————±
MAPLEGROVE
Other names :
built as propeller CHEROKEE, renamed MAPLEGROVE in 1919, renamed JED in
1921
Official no. : C141378
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, bulk freight
Build info :
1889, M. Lester, Marine City, MI
US# 126590
Specs :
208x36x14, 1177gc 636n
Date of loss :
1920, Jul 11
Place of loss :
Welland Canal
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
collision
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
?
Detail : She struck a lock gate in the
Welland Canal and beached. She was declared total loss and later removed as a
hazard, but waspurchased as a wreck and
converted to the barge JED in 1921.
Sustained heavy
weather damage on L. Ontario Nov 21, 1921 and abandoned to her underwriters.
Officially abandoned in 1924.
Sold Canadian,
1919.
Sources :
mmgl,h,csv,mpl
————————————————————————±
MAPLEGULF
Other names :
built as PAWNEE, renamed in 1920
Official no. : C141752
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, bulk freight
Build info :
1888, M. Lester, Marine City, MI
US# 150455
Specs :
174x33x13, 821 t.
Date of loss :
1920, Nov 15
Place of loss : off
Kingston, Ont.
Lake : Ontario
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
?
Detail : While fighting a gale, she rode
up on a big wave and cracked in two. She was in a desperate, sinking condition,
but still made it into Kingston safely. She was declared a constructive total
loss at the dock and was later cut up for scrap.
Sold Canadian in
1920 [Canada Steamship].
Sources :
mmgl,ns3,mv,csv,win,mpl
————————————————————————±
MAPLEHURST
Other names :
built as steamer CADILLAC, renamed in 1920
Official no. : C138230
Type at loss :
propeller, steel, bulk freight
Build info :
1892, Chicago Shipbuilding, Chicago
hull#5 US#126876
Specs :
235x37x19, 1297 t.
Date of loss :
1922, Dec 1
Place of loss :
near Portage Ship Canal, Keweenaw
Lake : Superior
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
11 of 20
Carrying :
coal
Detail : Her engine failed in gale and
she fell into troughs of the big waves, capsized and sank. Some sources say she
was driven ashore and wrecked just off Upper Entrance. Bound Lorain, OH for
Ft.William, Ont.
Sold Canadian,
1916
Sources :
mmgl,gwgl,lss,sol,is,ns3,csv,mpl,eas,hr
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HELEN MAR
Other names :
also seen as HELEN MARR
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1837, A. C. Keating, Huron, Oh
Specs :
109 t.
Date of loss :
1840, Oct (4)
Place of loss : 10
mi SW of Pt. Abino
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
7
Carrying :
5,000 bu wheat
Detail :
Bound Cleveland for Buffalo with grain, she disappeared in to a storm.
Later a hull was seen near Gravelly Bay and was determined to be hers. Wreckers
were still working to raise her from about 80 feet of water as late as June,
1842, but there is no record that they ever succeeded. Master: Capt. Ramson(d).
Another schooner
HELEN MAR, rebuilt from the wrecked schooner MERCHANT MILLER, was launched in
1844 at Kingston. She was a 2-master, 84x19x9, 129 t., rebuilt in 1851
by Shickluna and probably wrecked 20 mi E of the mouth of the Niagara R, Nov
12, 1862.
The small paddle
steamer HELEN MAR (US#11818) was reported burned at Allegan, Mich, Lake
Michigan, in 1869.
Sources :
nsp,jk,wmn,mv,wl
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DAN MARBLE
Other names :
none
Official no. :
6093
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1848, J Tyler, Conneaut
Specs :
169 t.
Date of loss :
1875, Jul 21
Place of loss : 8-9
mi E of Long Point
Lake :
Erie
Type of loss :
(storm or hull failure)
Loss of life : none
Carrying :
300 t. coal
Detail :
Bound Detroit for Buffalo, she foundered in 25 fathoms of water. Her
crew abandoned in her boat, were picked up by the schooner MONT BLANC and made
it to Long Point, from whence the schooner STERLING brought them to Detroit.
Her skipper and part owner Capt. C. Talbot, arrived at Detroit with the only
thing saved from the vessel - her clock - under his arm.
Out of Buffalo in
1871
Rebuilt in 1873
Sources :
eas,hgl,wl,jb,nsp
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J.P. MARCH
Other names :
also seen as JOHN P. MARCH
Official no. :
13482
Type at loss :
schooner, wood (3-mast), former bark
Build info :
1864, Crozier, Vermilion, OH
Specs :
146x30, 355 t.
Date of loss :
1878, Oct 30
Place of loss :
Good Harbor, MI, near Sleeping Bear Point
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
4 of 8
Carrying :
coal
Detail : Driven onto the rocks by gale,
she broke up and became a total loss. Master: Capt. John Debbage.
Sources :
mv,ssb,nb,wl
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MARENGO
Other names :
none
Official no. :
17456
Type at loss :
schooner-barge, wood, bulk freight
Build info :
1873, Wolf & Davison, Milwaukee
Specs :
189x32x14, 648g 616n
Date of loss :
1912, Oct 12
Place of loss : near
Morgan's Point, Ont., W of Port Colborne
Lake : Erie
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life : none of 4
Carrying :
coal
Detail : Tow of steamer LLOYD S.
PORTER(qv), her hawser parted and she was driven on the beach, where she broke
up.
Out of Erie, PA,
owned by Geo. Taylor
Ashore at Erie in
November, 1875 when her skipper mistook lights on shore for the range lights
and drove her straight on a reef.
2nd vessel of this
name. The first was possibly sunk near the Sisters Islands, Lake Erie, in 1856.
Sources :
mv,ns2,ledc,win,mpl,eas,hgl,wmn,ewe
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MARGARET MARY - See MARY MARGARET
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MARGRETTA
Other names :
none also seen as MARGARETTA
Official no. : 92423
Type at loss :
propeller steam tug, wood
Build info :
1892, Ashtabula, OH
Specs :
53x13x5, 19g 10n
Date of loss :
1907, Oct
Place of loss : off
Grindstone City, MI
Lake : Huron
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
none
Detail : Caught fire and burned to a
total loss. Her documents were surrendered at Port Huron, Oct 31, 1907, first
registered there Oct 2 of the same year.
Heavily damaged by
grounding in great storm of Oct 20, 1905.
Sources :
slh,mv,phr
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MARIA
Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1836, Maumee, OH
Specs :
24 t.
Date of loss :
1841
Place of loss :
near Nine Mile Point, Straits of Mackinac
Lake : Huron
Type of loss :
(storm)
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : Foundered.
Sources :
slh,hgl
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MARIA
Other names :
none
Official no. :
50612
Type at loss :
scow-schooner, wood
Build info :
1866, A. Stewart, Port Huron
Specs : 95x23x7,
104 t.
Date of loss :
1883, Nov 5
Place of loss : at
Hedgehog Harbor, WI
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
lumber
Detail :
Went on the rocks in a gale and was expected to go to pieces. Master:
Capt. P. C. Amderson. Owned by Saveland & Cushing of Milwaukee.
Ashore and thought
to be a total loss on Skillagallee reef Nov. 21, 1869.
Sources :
nsp,hgl,polk,hr,phr,wgts
(not in ‘69 or ‘84 mv)
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MARIA
Other names :
none
Official no. :
(91096)
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
(1878, Milwaukee)
Specs :
(34x12x4, 9g 8n)
Date of loss :
1895, Nov
Place of loss :
near Two Rivers, WI
Lake :
Michigan
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none of 6
Carrying :
railroad ties
Detail :
After she began to leak heavily in a storm, her crew was evacuated by
local fishermen. The vessel blew ashore near Two Rivers and broke up.
Sources :
hr,mv
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MARIE ANNETTE
Other names : also seen as MARIA ANNETE and MARIE
ANTOINETTE
Official no. : C5893
Type at loss : schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info : 1867, McKay & Warner, Quebec
Specs : 125x26x10, 227gc 227nc
Date of loss : 1898, Aug 15
Place of loss : abreast of Long Point
Lake : Ontario
Type of loss : hull failure
Loss of life : none
Carrying : lumber
Detail : She was outbound from Port Hope when she
sprang a serious leak off Long Point, Lake Ontario. She settled to her decks,
but was picked up by a tug and towed to Ogdensburg. Later moved to Kingston,
but her hull was seriously strained and she was abandoned without rebuilding.
Out of Port Hope, Ont. for her entire long career.
A Canadian steamer of this name is also sometimes seen as lost in
1898, but there is no good record of either the boat or the wreck.
Sources : nsp,hgl,mmgl,hr,nsp
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RAMON MARIMON - See also
BURLINGTON
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