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BAY CITY |
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| Build Date: 1856 | Builder: S. Tripp, Saginaw as brig |
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Construction: schooner/barge, wood, 1-mast |
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Dimentions: 140 x 29 x 10 |
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| Condition: Large keelson and stern post | Location: 600 East of marina breakwall |
Depth: 14' | |
Date of Loss: Nov 29, 1902 |
GPS: N45 03.369 W83 25.605 |
Type of Loss: storm |
Loss of Life: None |
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Co-ordinates are informational only, they maybe inaccurate and should
NOT BE USED FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES! |
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Left at anchor in Thunder Bay by steamer HURON CITY. Anchor chains parted and she was driven against Gilchrist dock and wrecked. Crew abandoned her with difficulty. Later removed, but not returned to service. On Nov 20, 1880, she was cast adrift by steamer JAMES P. DONALDSON, driven ashore and wrecked in a gale, 4 mi E of Erie, PA. Her crew was saved by the Lifesaving Service using breeches' buoy. Captain of the barge and captain of lifesaving crew were old shipmates. She was heavily damaged and declared a total loss in some papers, but was recovered in June of 1881. Rebuilt in 1876. Completely dismasted in a gale in 1856.