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*  
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  
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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