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The
David Swayze
Great Lakes Shipwreck File
Record Detail
| Vessel
Name: ETTA BELLE |
| Other
Names: also seen as ETTA BELL, ETTA BALL |
| Build Info:
1871, Dexter, NY* |
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| Type at
loss: schooner, wood, 2-mast |
Official
No: 8730 |
| Specs:
92x20x8, 94g |
Date of Loss:
1873, Sep 3 |
Type of Loss: hull failure |
Lake: Ontario |
| Accident
Place: 8 mi off Big Sodus, NY |
| Last Updated
Dec, 2019 |
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| Cargo:
coal (also reported as corn, in error) |
Loss of Life: none |
| Detail:
Bound Fair Haven, NY, for Toronto, she foundered in deep water after springing a leak in good weather. Her crew abandoned in her yawl and was able to make it to shore. Owned by Hillaker & Wells, Dexter, NY. Out of Ogdensburg, NY. Master: Capt. Pelow.Misidentified as "Isabel" in some reports.*Built on an old Canadian hull, maybe the old schooner CHAMPION [built 1851, Oakville, and wrecked at Port Hope in 1869 or 70]Wreck located in 200 feet of water in 2004. |
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