MCRAE, MAGGIE (1872, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MCRAE, MAGGIE
Year of Build:
1872
Official Number:
90697
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Port Dalhousie, ONT
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Note: Also listed as Bark.
Builder Name:
S. Andrews
Original Owner:
Graham & Campbell
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
139'
Beam:
23.3'
Depth:
11.4'
Tonnage (gross):
395
Tonnage (net):
314
Final Disposition
Final Location:
10 miles off Thunder Cape Light.
Lake Superior.
Date:
30 May 1888
How:
Sank in ice.
Final Cargo:
Wheat.
Notes:
Under tow of tug BRUNO bound for Kingston, ONT; no loss of life.
History
Chronology:

1872, Sep Launched.

1874, Jul Damaged in heavy weather, Lake Erie.

1876 Owned Graham et al, St. Catharines, ONT.

1883, Nov 12 Aground at Toronto, ONT, Lake Ontario; released.

1884, Aug 31 Damaged in gale, Lake Erie.

1886, Feb 22 Registered, St. Catharines; owned James & J.T. Matthews, Toronto, ONT; 329.32 gross / 313.55 net tons.

1887 Towed by BRUNO with consort LAURA in Duluth, MN & Kingston, ONT grain trade.

1888, May 30 Foundered.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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