ST. ANDREW (1853, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ST. ANDREW
Year of Build:
1853
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
St. Catharines, ONT
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Louis Shickluna
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
116.1'
Beam:
23.2'
Depth:
10.5'
Tonnage (old style):
250
Final Disposition
Final Location:
10 miles south of New Cut Light, Long Point.
Lake Erie.
Date:
11 Sep 1882
Final Depth:
60''
How:
Foundered in storm.
Final Cargo:
14,000 bushels wheat.
History
Chronology:

1854 Owned Norris & Co., St. Catharines.

1857, Sep 17 Coliision with schooner LUCY J. LATHAM off Point Aux Barques, MI, Lake Huron; lost headgear & jib boom.

1858, Apr Ashore, North Manitou Island, Lake Michigan.

1858, Aug Broke centerboard, Lake Michigan.

1860 Owned Norris & Neelon, St. Catharines.

1869 Rebuilt.

1871 Owned McElwaine, St. Catharines.

1874, Oct 5 Struck abutment on Lock 11, Welland Canal & knocked hole in her bow.

1874, Oct 18 Raised; repairs at Port Robinson Dock.

1875 Repaired.

1876 Repaired.

1879 Owned Louis Shickluna, St. Catharines; 213.8 gross/ 202.32 net tons.

1882, Sep 11 Foundered, Lake Erie.

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