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©1999-2007, David
D. Swayze,
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P.W.D. 114
Other names : ?
Official no. : C133941
Type at loss :
barge, wood
Build info :
?
Specs : 103 t.
Date of loss :
1919, Oct 28
Place of
loss :
11 mi ENE of Hamilton, Ont. near
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : Foundered in a storm.
Built or acquired
from foreign sources about 1914.
Sources :
win,h not in
mmgl
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P.W.D. 117
Other names :
built as SIR WILFRID, renamed in 1909
Official no. : C112186
Type at loss :
dredge barge, wood
Build info :
1902, Polson Iron Works,
Specs : 108x37,
670gc 570 nc
Date of loss :
1952, May 29 [also given as "autumn"]
Place of
loss :
at
Type of loss : "sank"
Loss of life : ?
Carrying :
?
Detail : Foundered in the harbor.
Numerous salvage efforts failed, and her registry was closed in January, 1954.
Out of
On her maiden
voyage to
Largest of her
kind built up to that time. She was originally 96x37 ft, 399gc, enlarged when
she was rebuilt in 1909.
Sources :
h,ledc,win,nsp,go,mmgl
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FRED PABST
Other names :
none
Official no. :
120784
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, bulk freight
Build info :
1890, Wolfe & Davidson,
Specs : 287x43x24,
2431g 1929n
Date of loss :
1907, Oct 11
Place of
loss :
off Point Edward, Ont.
Type of loss :
collision
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
coal
Detail :
The upbound bulker collided with the
Sources :
hcgl,mv,ns1,bb
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PACIFIC
Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1835,
Specs : 80x20x8,
114 t. om
Date of loss :
1844, Oct 18
Place of
loss :
near
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
200-250 bbl salt
Detail :
Bound
Out of
Sources :
rp,nsp,hgl,wl,bb,jm
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PACIFIC
Other names :
Official no. : C
none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info :
1836, John Robertson, Amherstburg, Ont
Specs : 61x17x7,
55 gc
Date of loss :
1864
Place of
loss :
?
Type of loss :
(storm)
Loss of life :
Carrying :
Detail : No detail
Out of
Rebuilt in 1849
May be the
reporting of the stranding of the scow PACIFIC at
Sources :
clu,hgl,mmgl(NAC)
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PACIFIC
Other names :
built as SYPHAX, renamed about 1883
Official no. :
23836
Type at loss :
propeller steam tug, wood
Build info :
1865,
Specs : 29x9x5,
10g 5n
Date of loss :
1884, Aug 20
Place of
loss :
near
Type of loss :
explosion
Loss of life :
3
Carrying :
none
Detail : Boiler explosion nearly
destroyed this small tug. With his dying breath her engineer admitted he was
carrying too much steam. Out of Houghton, owned by Union Mill Co.
Official opinion
was that she would be a total loss, but she was recovered and rebuilt.
Lytle list
reports her as abandoned in 1898.
Sources :
mv,lhl,lss,polk,bb,nsp
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PACIFIC
Other names :
none
Official no. :
19616
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, bulk freight*
Build info :
1864, Peck & Masters, Cleveland
Specs : 188x29x11,
766g 603n
Date of loss :
1887, Nov 16
Place of
loss :
near
Type of loss : low water
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
lumber
Detail : She grounded on a shoal after
leaving the dock, then was broken up by a gale on the 19th. Bound
*built as a
passenger/package freighter for Dean Richmond of
major repairs in
1872, 1881 & 1887
Sources :
mv,nsp,gwgl,lss,lssc,h,lhl,wb,hgl,mpl,rsl,eas,bb
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PACIFIC
Other names :
none
Official no. : C85323
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, passenger & package freighter
Build info :
1883, Owen Sound Dry Dock,
Specs : 179x31,
918gc 624nc
Date of loss :
1898, Nov 3
Place of
loss :
Grand Trunk dock at Collingwood, Ont.
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life : none mentioned
Carrying :
mixed freight
Detail : She caught fire at the dock and
burned to a shell, despite a concerted effort to save her. Her dock and some
surrounding warehouses were also destroyed in the blaze. She was later towed
out into
Sources :
mol,slh,sol,h,lhdc,csv,win,mmgl,hgl,mpl,nsp
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ROBERT A. PACKER - See BATCHAWANA
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CHARLES B. PACKARD
Other names :
built as prop ELFIN-MERE, renamed in 1902
Official no. :
135940
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, bulk freight
Build info :
1887, F. Wheeler,
Specs : 191x34x21, 1054g 796n
Date of loss :
1906, Sep 16
Place of
loss :
7.75 mi NW of Pelee Passage light, in the “Middle Ground”
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
coal
Detail : While driving on through a
gale, she struck the wreckage of the schooner
Almost totally
destroyed by a fire at
Sources :
glp,vbs,gsgl,sol,ns1,h,ledc,nsp,mpl,ew
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JOHN A. PAIGE
Other names :
built as P.F. THRALL, renamed before 1884
Official no. :
150215
Type at loss :
propeller steam tug, wood
Build info :
1881, Thrall,
Specs : 74x16x8,
52g 26n
Date of loss :
1892, Sep 6
Place of
loss :
off Siskowit R., WI
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
log raft
Detail : She caught fire while
assembling a large raft of sawlogs and was
burned to a total loss. The fire was thought to have been due to an
overheated boiler. After making it to shore, her crew walked 30 miles to
Sources :
mv,gwgl,is,polk,lss,hgl,nsp
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JOSEPH PAIGE
Other names :
none
Official no. :
75593
Type at loss :
schooner-barge, wood, bulk freight, 2-mast
Build info :
1872, Wolf & Davidson,
Specs : 190x32x12, 626g 595n
Date of loss :
1897, Dec 1
Place of
loss :
off
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none of 9
Carrying :
iron ore
Detail : Outbound from
Sources :
lss,gwgl,h,mv,phr,wb,hgl,mpl,nsp
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S.B. PAIGE
Other names :
none
Official no. :
116335
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1863, Fowler,
Specs : 79x20x5, 47g
45n
Date of loss :
1907, Sep 10
Place of
loss :
off
Type of loss : storm
Loss of life : none
Carrying :
30 cords shingle bolts
Detail : Caught by a gale, she dropped
anchor and attempted to ride it out. Her hook failed to hold and the schooner
was blown in to shallow water, where she was abandoned
Also wrecked on
*Fowler was a
shipbuilder from
Sources
: lmdc,mv,hgl,wgts,nsp
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L. PAINTER
Other names : none
Official no. :
15441
Type at loss :
scow-schooner, wood
Build info :
1867, South Haven,
Specs : 94 t.
Date of loss :
1877, Oct 17
Place of
loss :
7 to 10 mi N of St. Joseph, MI
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
lumber
Detail : She was scuttled in a storm at
Union Pier on the 15th, then
raised and began her trip downbound again the following day. Struck by another
squall off her homeport, she was stripped of her sails, deckload and much gear,
and drove into shallow water, where her captain again scuttled her. Though it
was thought she could be pulled off, she was given up for lost a few days later
after the
Out of South
Haven in 1872
Sources :
nsp,mv,bcha,bb
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PAL
Other names : none
Official no. :
238189
Type at loss :
propeller fish tug, wood, gas engine
Build info :
1938,
Specs : 36x11x4, 17g
13n
Date of loss :
1947, Nov 18
Place of
loss :
off
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
3
Carrying :
?
Detail : Foundered in a gale. Her
wreckage later washed ashore and was dismantled in place.
Out of
Sources :
h,bb,mv
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Other names :
none
Official no. :
none
Type at loss :
schooner, wood
Build info :
1847, Black R., OH
Specs : 210 t.
Date of loss :
1853, Nov 23
Place of
loss : 8 mi
W of Rochester NY, in Braddock’s Bay
Type of loss :
storm
Loss of life :
none
Carrying :
railroad iron
Detail :
Bound
Sources :
nsp,hgl
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PALMBAY
Other names : built
as prop
Official no. : C133822
Type at loss :
propeller, wood, bulk freight
Build info :
1891, Milwaukee Shipyard,
Specs : 219x37x19, 1493 t.
Date of loss :
1926, Jan 16
Place of
loss :
Type of loss :
fire
Loss of life :
none