WEXFORD (1883, Package Freighter)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WEXFORD
Also known as:
ELISE;WEXFORD
Year of Build:
1883
Official Number:
87342
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sunderland, ENGLAND
Vessel Type:
Package Freighter
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Doxford & Sons
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Length:
250'
Beam:
40'
Depth:
17'
Tonnage (gross):
2,104
Tonnage (net):
1,340
Final Disposition
Final Location:
near Grand Bend, ONT
Lake Huron
Date:
10 Nov 1913
How:
foundered
Final Cargo:
steel rails, maybe 9,600 bushels of grain
Notes:
bound Thunder Bay, ONT for Goderich, ONT, caught in the "Big Storm" of 1913, foundered; all hands lost 2000, Aug 25 Wreck discovered
History
Chronology:

1890 Renamed ELISE

1894 Renamed WEXFORD

1903 To Lakes

1913, Nov 13 Foundered; last owned Western Steamship Co., Toronto, ONT

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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