PORTSMOUTH

Date Built: 1853
Construction: Wooden Bulk Steamer
Owners: Frank Williams, Buffalo Builders: Bidwell & Banta, Buffalo, NY
Dimensions: 176x29x11, 674t. Cargo: 418 t. pig iron

Condition: Machinery and some of the hull is left. Cargo of pig iron and furnishings was salvaged by Dec. 2, 1867

Location: Near Middle Island reef. Stranded by a gale and broke up by a storm that followed.

Depth: 15'

Date of Loss: November 10, 1867

Lat/Lon: 45° 11' 46.73" /083° 19' 57.22"

Type of Loss: Storm/Fire

Loran: 30847.6/8588.2

Loss of Life: None

GPS: 45° 11.87' /083° 20.03'

Co-ordinates are informational only, they maybe inaccurate and should
NOT BE USED FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSES!
Ran aground on Middle Island in a storm. Later caught fire and was destroyed.

Sources: Bedford 2000; Hoagman 1999; NOAA 1999; Stonehouse 1992; Swayze 1999; McConnell; Kauffman; Barker