Great
beginning with the letter
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The
©1999-2007, David
D. Swayze,
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ELLEN O'BRIEN
Other names :
also seen as JOHN O'BRIEN, JULIAN V. O'BRIEN
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
propeller tug, wood
Build info : 1864,
Buffalo
Specs : 27 t.
Date of loss :
1866, May 27
Place of
loss :
off Sheerwater,
Type of loss :
explosion
Loss of life :
1
Carrying :
tug in tow
Detail :
She had just arrived off Sheerwater when her boiler exploded violently.
Fortunately, her skipper/owner was the only casualty.
Owned by her
master, Capt. John J. Klepser(d),
Sources :
nsp,hgl,lhl
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FRANK O'CONNOR
Other names :
built as prop CITY OF
Official no. :
126899
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, bulk freight
Build info :
1891, J. Davidson,
Specs : 301x43x20, 2109g 1772n
Date of loss :
1919, Oct 2
Place of
loss :
10 mi off Cana Isl., near tip of Door Pen.
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
coal
Detail : She caught fire, burned to
total loss and sank offshore. Her crew was rescued by the Cana Isl. lightkeeper
and the Bailey's Harbor C.G.
Sources :
eas,vbs,mv,ns2
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MARY O’GORMAN
Other names :
also seen as M. O'GORMAN
Official no. : C
none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1867, Wm. LaChappelle,
Specs : 89x20x7, 108 t.
Date of loss :
1884, Jan 22
Place of
loss :
at
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life :
?
Carrying :
?
Detail :
She burned to a total loss. She was probably laid up for the winter at
the time. Owned out of
Found dismasted
and abandoned off Oswego, NY, in Nov of 1869, with her cabin door locked and
her crew apparently lost [yawl later found capsized]. She later came ashore 9
miles E of Oswego. 7 lives were lost.
One report says
she was ashore near
Sources :
hgl,nsp,mmgl,mdwl,wmn
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LOUIE O'NEILL
Other names :
built as S.D. CALDWELL, renamed in 1884
Official no. :
14654
Type at loss :
schooner-barge, wood
Build info :
1862, Stevens & Presley, Cleveland
as a propeller
Specs : 196x31x13,
523 t.
Date of loss :
1887, Apr 29
Place of
loss :
off
Type of loss :
collision/storm
Loss of life : none
Carrying :
coal
Detail : She foundered as a result of a
collision with the schooner THOMAS L. PARKER, another of a line of schooners
behind the tug V SWAIN, which encountered a gale and went out of control. Her
crew made it to Conneaut in her boat, after struggling against the storm for 60
hours. Her name change and her loss were reported at
Owned by Robert
Holland,
Major repair in
1879. Rebuilt from prop to barge in 1884.
Sources :
phr,lhl,mv,hgl,mpl,es2-4,es3-1,ewe
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W.H. OADES
Other names :
none also seen as WALTER H.
OADES
Official no. :
62445
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1869, J. Oades,
Specs : 170 ft., 230g
219n
Date of loss :
1888, Aug 20
Place of loss : 2
mi from "the Dummy" [Pt. Pelee]
Type of loss :
collision
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
16,000 bu wheat
Detail : She collided with big schooner
R. HALLARAN and sank. The HALLORAN just continued on, while the OADES' crew
escaped in her yawl to the "Dummy" lighthouse. Out of
She had been
dubbed "the unluckiest boat on the lakes," due to her numerous
mishaps and accidents, including groundings in 1872, 1880, 1881 and 1884.
Not in '69 mvus
Sources :
polk,hgl,mv,nsp,osdo,hgl,es3-1,wmn
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Other names :
none
Official no. :
19298
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, package freight
Build info :
1867, Wm. Loomas,
Specs : 184x28x10,
311g
Date of loss :
1883, Sep 17
Place of
loss :
off
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none of 11
Carrying :
lumber
Detail : Bound Bay City, MI, for Erie,
PA, having just dropped the barge GEORGE
W WESLEY at Cleveland, she was overwhelmed by a NW gale. Foundered after seven of her crew had
abandoned in her tiny yawl. The four who remained on board as she went down
were rescued from a makeshift raft 30 hours later. Out of
Lytle list shows
her as "abandoned" the same year.
Sources :
lhl,hgl,polk,iwm,nsp
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OAKWOOD
Other names :
built as prop CITY OF
Official no. :
126717
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, bulk freight
Build info :
1891, J. Davidson,
Specs : 298x41x21,
2050g 1711n
Date of loss :
1925, Aug 9
Place of
loss :
Blackwell's Canal,
Type of loss : stranded/fire
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
light
Detail : She stranded on Miller's Point,
Sources :
vbs,mv,sol,ns3,mv,eas
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OCEAN
Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood. 2-mast
Build info :
1836,
Specs : 43 t.
Date of loss :
1845, Nov 10
Place of
loss :
6 mi N of St. Joseph
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
6
Carrying :
lumber
Detail :
Found on her beam ends 2 miles off shore after a heavy storm. She appeared
to have capsized and all her crew lost.
Out of Mackinac.
Master: Capt. McGregor(d). Her 2nd mate, Henry Newton Quiner [perished], was
grandfather to author Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Sources :
wmn,wmhs,nsp,bb,wmn
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OCEAN
Other names :
none
Official no. : C none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 3-mast
Build info :
1843,
Specs : 121 t.
Date of loss :
1854, Oct 17
Place of
loss :
Port Dalhousie, Ont.
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
“valuable” merchandise [vessel & cargo worth £80,000.]
Detail : Bound
Sources :
is,hgl,nsp,clu,rnc
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OCEAN
Other names :
built as brig
Official no. : C33455
Type at loss :
brig, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1847, F.N. Jones,
Specs : 119x23x9,
210 t.
Date of loss :
1865, Oct 15
Place of
loss :
off
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
hoops
Detail : She sprung a leaka and capsized
off Fairport. Her crew held on to her upturned keel until she washed
ashore. The vessel and her cargo were a
total loss. Owned by Neill and Bulley,
Declared a total
loss after waterlogging near
Sold Canadian,
1851.
Sometimes shown
as a bark.
Sources :
tel,slh,hgl,mmgl(NAC),rsl,nsp
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OCEAN
Other names :
none
Official no. :
53063
Type at loss :
schooner-barge, wood, bulk freight
Build info :
1850, E. B. Ward,
Specs : 246x36x13, 578 t.
Date of loss :
1873, Oct 20
Place of
loss :
near Pte Aux Barques, MI
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
lumber
Detail : She was lost from tow of the
propeller NEPTUNE off
Dragged onto a
reef by ice and sunk near
Former Ward Line
steamer was rebuilt from sidewheeler to barge at
Repaired in 1866.
Sources :
phr,slh,nsp,hgl,mpl
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OCEAN
Other names :
rebuilt to barge
Official no. : C88633
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, passenger & package freight
Build info :
1872, Andrews & Son., Port Dalhousie, Ont.
Specs : 137x29x12, 683gc 454nc
Date of loss :
1904, Nov 18
Place of
loss :
Port Dalhousie, Ont.
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
none
Detail : She burned at Muir's drydock.
She was a total loss, but her remaining hull was later converted to a barge.
Hailed from
Also sank on
Rebuilt, 1884
Sources :
hgl,win,is,polk,nsp,ns3,csv,eas
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OCEAN EAGLE
Other names :
built as brig H. H. SIZER, renamed in 1860
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
brig, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1845, Pillar Point [Sackett's Harbor]
Specs : 381 t.
Date of loss :
1862, Oct 23
Place of
loss :
at
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
15,000 bu rye
Detail :
While attempting to enter
Major repairs in
1855 by
As SIZER, she had major accidents in 1846 (with
loss of life), 1851 & 1853
Sources :
hgl,wmn,bb,jm,nsp
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OCEAN WAVE
Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
sidewheel steamer, wood, passenger & package freight
Build info :
1852, Molson & Merritt,
Specs : 174x26x11, 182t.
Date of loss :
1853, Apr 30
Place of
loss :
3 miles off Pt. Traverse, near False Duck Isl
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life :
36 (also given as 23, 28, and 33)
Carrying :
flour, pearl ash, seed, hams, butter, tallow
Detail : She had been bound Toronto for
Ogdensburg, NY when she caught fire offshore and her upperworks were totally
destroyed in 10 or 15 minutes, according to witnesses. The hull sank about 90
minutes later. Her captain was the only survivor. She reportedly had much gold
& silver coinage in her safe. A wood-burner, she caught fire on the upper
deck from sparks from her stack., or possibly from her engine (reports of the
crew vary). 27 [or 22] survivors were rescued by schooners EMBLEM(see OLIVIA)
and GEORGIANA. She was replaced by the propeller
Wreck located in
1991.
Sources :
csqw,hgl,sol,is,csv,osdo,mmgl,hgl,rp,eas,do2,nsp
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OCEAN WAVE
Other names :
none
Official no. :
18912
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 3-mast
Build info :
1853,
Specs : 129x25x10,
214 t. [308 t. om]
Date of loss :
1869, Nov (19)
Place of
loss :
at
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
(none)
Carrying :
13,000 bu corn
Detail : Bound Chicago for Ogdensburgh,
NY, she went ashore in the bay and became a total loss. Owned by J. Dennehy and
Capt. H. Faith [her skipper], Chicago.
She was struck by
a violent squall and capsized near Chambers Island, Lake Michigan, in the
summer of 1866. Reported a total loss, but recovered and rebuilt to a schooner
at Menominee the next year.
Major repairs in
1862.
Sources :
nsp,hgl,rsl,wl,mv
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OCEAN WAVE
Other names :
none
Official no. :
19197
Type at loss :
scow-schooner, wood, 2-mast