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The
David Swayze
Great Lakes Shipwreck File
Record Detail
| Vessel
Name: ASHTABULA |
| Other
Names: none |
| Build Info:
1852, Geo. Thayer, Ashtabula, OH |
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| Type at
loss: schooner, wood, 2-mast |
Official
No: 367 |
| Specs:
90x21x8, 95 t. |
Date of Loss:
1883, Nov 11 |
Type of Loss: storm |
Lake: Michigan |
| Accident
Place: off North Point, Milwaukee |
| Last Updated
Dec, 2019 |
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| Cargo:
oil, salt, misc package frt |
Loss of Life: none of 4 |
| Detail:
Bound Chicago for Escanaba and trying to make Milwaukee for shelter in a gale when she capsized and sank. Crew saved by tug STARKE BROS.Damaged and one life lost in a collision, Nov 20, 1871.Major repairs in 1862,71,72,78. |
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Sources:
mpl,polk,hgl,mv,bb,rsl,hr,wls
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