by import2 | October 22, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1870 On October 22, 1870, JENNIE BRISCOE (wooden schooner, 85 foot, 82 tons, built in 1870, at Detroit, Michigan) was raised from where she sank off Grosse Ile, Michigan, a couple of months earlier. She was in her first season of service when she collided with the...
by import2 | October 21, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1886 W.L. BROWN (wooden propeller freighter; 140 feet; 336 gross tons; built in 1872 at Oshkosh, WI, as NEPTUNE) was carrying iron ore from Escanaba, MI, for De Pere, WI. A storm struck while she was on Green Bay. She sprang a leak 1 mile from Peshtigo Reef and went...
by import2 | October 20, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
Unknown The tug RESCUE was sent from Port Huron, MI, to Tawas, MI, to release the 246-foot barge OCEAN that was grounded. After pulling the barge free, Captain Fitch of RESCUE began towing her down Lake Huron, but the storm got so bad that he was about to turn back...
by import2 | October 19, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1868 PARAGON (wooden schooner; 212 tons; built in 1852 at Oshawa, ON, as a brig) was being towed up the St. Clair River by the tug WILLIAM A. MOORE with a load of lumber in the company of four other barges. During a gale, the tow was broken up. While the tug MOORE was...
by import2 | October 18, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1844 At 20:00, the steamer ROCHESTER left Rochester, NY, for Toronto, ON. She encountered a severe gale about halfway there. Captain H.N. Throop had the vessel put about to return to Rochester. The gale was so severe that all thought they were lost. When they finally...
by import2 | October 17, 2024 | Boatnerd Archives
1843 The wooden schooner ALABAMA collided with a pier during a storm at the mouth of the Grand River at Fairport, OH, and was a total loss. 1871 CASCADEN (two-masted wooden schooner; 138 tons; built in 1866 at Saugeen, ON) was carrying much-needed supplies for the...
