BEMIS, E. ST. JOHN (1855, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BEMIS, E. ST. JOHN
Year of Build:
1855
Official Number:
7328
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Milan, OH
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
S. Ruggles
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
119'
Beam:
25'
Depth:
10'
Tonnage (old style):
294
Final Disposition
Final Location:
15 miles off Pt. Rowan.
Lake Erie.
Date:
19 Sep 1870
Final Depth:
100''
Final Cargo:
Wheat, 14,000 bushels.
Notes:
During storm, sprang leak, sank; bound Detroit-Buffalo. Crew saved; Owned John Stewart.
History
Chronology:

1857, Aug 24 Sprang leak loading coal Cleveland, OH, sank. Owned Chesebrough, Sandusky, OH; raised a few days later.

1860 Owned Godfrey & Estes, Sandusky.

1861, Apr 18 Sank in collision with propeller DUNKIRK off Fighting Island. Cargo railroad iron.

1861, Jun 4 Raised & towed to Clark's Dry Dock, Detroit, MI for repairs.

1863 Owned John Estes, Sandusky.

1864 Large repairs.

1866 Owned J. Stewart, Detroit.

1868 Given official number US7328; 226.05 gross tons.

1870, Sep 19 Foundered.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Newspaper Clippings
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Peter J. VanderLinden
Contact
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Website:
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USA
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