NORTH (1864, Propeller)

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Identification

Vessel name:: NORTH
Year of Build:: 1864

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Montreal, QUE
Vessel Type:: Propeller; Note: Passenger & freight.
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Charles Tate

Power

# Cylinders:: 1

Hull Dimensions

Length:: 138.1'
Beam:: 25.9'
Depth:: 11.8'
Tonnage (gross):: 345
Tonnage (net):: 236
Capacity:: 15,000 bushel

Final Disposition

Final Location:: Near Nottawasaga Light, Collingwood, ONT. Georgian Bay, Lake Huron.
Date:: 24 Nov 1872
How:: Wrecked.
Final Cargo:: Passengers, salt, hardware & coal oil.
Notes:: Bound Owen Sound - Collingwood she grounded & wrecked during a storm; 8 lives lost. 1873, Jul Some cargo salvaged. 1967, Jun 3 Examined by divers. 1980 Sections of wreck raised by pirates & made work of art in Toronto.

History

Chronology:

1865, Apr Owned H. McLennan & Co; ran Montreal, QUE - Chicago, IL.

1866, May 22 Ashore 2-3 weeks at Racine, WI; lost rudder.

1867, Nov 8 Burned Baby Pt, St. Clair River.

1868 Owned Mac Kenzie, Port Sarnia; raised.

1870, May 3 Rebuilt by James E. Wood, Wallaceburg, ONT, 1 deck, 1 mast, 138'10" x 25'9" x 11'8", 345 gross / 236 net tons; owned Robert Lowe & James W. Steinhoff, Chatham, ONT; 25,000 bushel capacity, 45hp; finished at Detroit, MI.

1870, Jul Holed & sank above Lachine, QUE; chartered to deliver lighthouse supplies.

1872 Owned Forhan et al, Owen Sound, ONT.

1872, Jun 14 Grounded mouth of Thames River.

1872, Nov 24 Wrecked Lake Huron.

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