The David Swayze
Great Lakes Shipwreck File
Record Detail

Vessel Name: ASHTABULA
Other Names: none
Build Info: 1852, Geo. Thayer, Ashtabula, OH  
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  
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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