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The
David Swayze
Great Lakes Shipwreck File
Record Detail
| Vessel
Name: CORMORANT |
| Other
Names: built as D.D.A. 43, renamed RUSSELL 4 in 1949, last name in 1949 |
| Build Info:
1941, (Burger Boat), Manitowoc, WI for the U.S.C.G. |
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| Type at
loss: propeller tug, steel [oil screw] |
Official
No: 240399 |
| Specs:
43x12x5, 18 g 12 n |
Date of Loss:
1958, Oct 16 or 17 |
Type of Loss: storm |
Lake: Ontario |
| Accident
Place: 2.5 mi off Oswego, NY |
| Last Updated
Dec, 2019 |
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| Cargo:
none |
Loss of Life: none of 2 |
| Detail:
Foundered in a storm. Her two crewmen clung to a floating tractor tire until rescued.Located in early 80's then again in 1987 during a search for the lost B-24 bomber GETAWAY GERTIE (qv). |
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