NIAGARA (1873, Schooner)

Year of Build:

1873

Official Number:

18787

Built at:

Barcelona, NY

Vessel Type:

Schooner

Hull Materials:

Wood

Number of Decks:

1

Builder Name:

Parsons & Humble

Original Owner and Location:

Winslow, Buffalo, NY.

Number of Masts:

3

Length:

204.6'

Beam:

34'

Depth:

14'

Tonnage (gross):

765.65

Tonnage (net):

726.52

Capacity:

55000 bushels

Final Location:

3.5 miles off Vermilion Point, MI.
Lake Superior.

Date:

7 Sep 1887

How:

Sank.

Final Cargo:

Iron Ore.

Notes:

Broken from her tow, steamer AUSTRALASIA, in gale, capsized & sunk; crew escaped the boat, but lost when lifeboat capsized. 1972 Wreck located.

1873, Sep Launched.

1873, Sep 18 Enrolled Buffalo, NY.

1873, Oct Collision at Port Huron, MI.

1883 Owned James Corrigan, Cleveland, OH.

1885 Towed KASOTA in Duluth, MN & Buffalo, NY wheat trade.

1886 Towed by RALEIGH.

1887 Towed by EGYPTIAN & AUSTRALASIA.

1887, Apr 19 Lost mainmast in squall on Lake Erie.

1887, Sep 7 Capsized & sunk in gale, Lake Superior.

From the Collection of:

C. Patrick Labadie