ATWATER, S.T. (1866, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ATWATER, S.T.
Year of Build:
1866
Official Number:
23363
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Irondequois ( Charlotte), NY
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
G. Hardison
Hull Dimensions
Length:
135.6'
Beam:
23.8'
Depth:
11.4'
Tonnage (gross):
322.90
Tonnage (net):
306
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Manitoulin Island.
Georgian Bay. Lake Huron
Date:
24 Oct 1895
How:
Wrecked.
Final Cargo:
Lumber.
Notes:
Freed by steamer MARY GROH in gale, went ashore.
History
Chronology:

1868 Rochester owners, listed as US1359, 322.90 gross tons.

1871 Owned H. Rogers, Rochester, NY.

1872 New deck.

1876 Owned Davidson & Watson, Buffalo, NY.

1879 Listed as barge.

1886, May Struck ice, damaged hull near Lexington, MI, Lake Huron; towed to Bay City for repairs. Collided with ferry HALL on way out; repaired again.

1888 Rebuilt.

1889, Nov Stranded Horseshoe Reef, Buffalo; sunk at Tonawanda.

1895 Wrecked.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
Lorne Joyce
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Peter J. VanderLinden
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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