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The
David Swayze
Great Lakes Shipwreck File
Record Detail
| Vessel
Name: LEAFIELD |
| Other
Names: none |
| Build Info:
1892, Strand Slipway Co., Sunderland, Eng. |
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| Type at
loss: propeller, steel, bulk freight, "3-island" |
Official
No: BR97990 |
| Specs:
249x35x17, 1454gc 922nc |
Date of Loss:
1913, Nov 8 |
Type of Loss: storm |
Lake: Superior |
| Accident
Place: 20 mi E of Thunder Bay, Ont., near Angus Isl. |
| Last Updated
Dec, 2019 |
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| Cargo:
RR rails & equipment |
Loss of Life: 18 [all] |
| Detail:
Overwhelmed by the huge storm [probably the most violent ever recorded on the lakes] and driven on the rocks. Waves ripped up her bottom, then shoved her into deep water.Off. number also given as 97790Also tore up her hull and sank on Beausoliel Isl., Ont., Aug 17, 1912.Image from HCGL |
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Sources:
is(4-67),mmgl,lol,gsgl,gwgl,sol,ttgl,ns2,h,win,mpl
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