The Maritime History of the Great Lakes
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Year:  [1773, [1894, [1950, [1849, [1794, 1794]]]]]  Item type(s):  Sketches; Clippings   Groups:  Shipwreck news   Sort by:  Oldest date (to newest)
Griffin (Schooner), sunk ?, 1679 
TextNewspapers  1679  Reason: sunk ? Freight: furs Remarks: Total loss
(Shipwreck), burnt, 1759 
TextNewspapers  1759  Reason: burnt Remarks: Total loss
Midnight (Schooner), U16438, aground, 6 Sep 1761 
TextNewspapers  1761  Reason: aground Lives: nil Remarks: Got off
Anson (Vessel), 23 Oct 1761 
TextNewspapers  1761  Remarks: Total loss
Beaver (Sloop), wrecked, 28 Aug 1763 
TextNewspapers  1763  Reason: wrecked Remarks: Total loss ?
Huron (Schooner), wrecked, 1763 
TextNewspapers  1763  Reason: wrecked Remarks: Total loss
Victory (Schooner), fire, 30 Nov 1766 
TextNewspapers  1766  Reason: fire Remarks: Total loss
Gladwin (Brig), capsized, 1 Aug 1767 
TextNewspapers  1767  Reason: capsized Lives: all Remarks: Total loss ??
Boston (Schooner), fire, 1767 
TextNewspapers  1767  Reason: fire Remarks: Total loss ?
Bean (Brig), capsized, 1 Jul 1768 
TextNewspapers  1768  Reason: capsized Lives: all Remarks: Total loss
Charlotte (Sloop), aground, 1 Sep 1768 
TextNewspapers  1768  Reason: aground Remarks: Total loss
Boston (Schooner), burnt, 3 Oct 1768 
TextNewspapers  1768  Reason: burnt Remarks: Total loss ?
Beaver (Schooner), aground, 15 May 1771 
TextNewspapers  1771  Reason: aground Lives: 15 Freight: pelts & flour Remarks: Total loss
Chippewa (Schooner), aground, 1 Nov 1775 
TextNewspapers  1775  Reason: aground Lives: nil Remarks: Total loss
Ontario, sunk ?, 17 Oct 1780 
TextNewspapers  1780  Reason: sunk ? Lives: 130 Remarks: Total loss
Faith (Schooner), aground, 17 Oct 1783 
TextNewspapers  1783  Reason: aground Lives: nil Freight: Indian stores &c. Remarks: Total loss
York (Schooner), aground, 7 Apr 1797 
TextNewspapers  1797  Reason: aground Lives: nil Freight: merchandise Remarks: Total loss
Erie Packet (Schooner), adrift, 1798 
TextNewspapers  1798  Reason: adrift Remarks: Total loss
Annette (Sloop), aground, 1 Aug 1798 
TextNewspapers  1798  Reason: aground Freight: salt & c. Remarks: ?
Weasel (Schooner), aground, 1798 
TextNewspapers  1798  Reason: aground Remarks: Total loss
York (Schooner), aground, 22 Nov 1799 
TextNewspapers  1799  Reason: aground Lives: nil Remarks: Total loss
Harlequin (Schooner), sunk, 1800 
TextNewspapers  1800  Reason: sunk Remarks: Total loss ?
Speedy (Schooner), sunk, 9 Oct 1804 
TextNewspapers  1804  Reason: sunk Lives: 30 Remarks: Total loss
Good Intent (Schooner), aground, 1806 
TextNewspapersComments  1806,   Reason: aground Lives: all Remarks: Total loss ?
Geneva Expositor (Geneva, NY), Aug. 24, 1808 
TextNewspapers    The Manlius paper states, that on the night of the 8th ult. , a battle took place off Oswego , between two boats which escaped from that port, and some men on shore. Muskets were discharged at the boats, but they cleared and made sail, destined to Sackets Harbor . - When daylight appeared...
Portage 
TextNewspapers  "Portage," Geneva Expositor (Geneva, NY), Wed., Aug. 24, 1808  Advertisement
General Tracy (Schooner), aground, 1809 
TextNewspapers  1809  Reason: aground Remarks: Total loss
Ranger (Schooner), overboard, 11 Sep 1811 
TextNewspapers  1811  Reason: overboard Lives: 3
Commencement (Sloop), lost anchors & cables, 1 Nov 1811 
TextNewspapers  1811  Reason: lost anchors & cables Lives: nil
Amelia (Schooner), parted anchors, 1 Nov 1811 
TextNewspapers  1811  Reason: parted anchors Remarks: ???
Packet of Cuyahoga (Schooner), lost, 1 Nov 1811 
TextNewspapers  1811  Reason: lost Lives: ? Freight: salt & supplies Remarks: overdue
Commencement (Sloop), lost anchors, cables, 1 Oct 1811 
TextNewspapers  1811  Reason: lost anchors, cables Lives: nil Remarks: Repaired
Catharine (Schooner), storm damage, 1 Oct 1811 
TextNewspapers  1811  Reason: storm damage Lives: nil Remarks: Repaired
Mary (Schooner), storm damage, 1 Oct 1811 
TextNewspapers  1811  Reason: storm damage Lives: nil Remarks: Repaired
Adventure, lost, 24 May 1811 
TextNewspapers  1811  Reason: lost Lives: nil Remarks: Total loss
Niles Weekly Register, Aug. 15, 1812 
TextNewspapers    Sackett's Harbor is now in a respectable state of defence. The British have not made a second attempt upon it as was expected. The brig Oneida and a schooner mounting one 32 pounder and two sixes, will manned by volunteers, have sailed for the purpose of contesting the sovereignty of the lake. ...
Island Packet (Schooner), burnt    (war loss), 29 Jun 1812 
TextNewspapers  1812  Reason: burnt (war loss) Lives: nil Remarks: Total loss
Detroit (Brig), aground (war loss), 9 Oct 1812 
TextNewspapers  1812  Reason: aground (war loss) Remarks: Total loss
Commencement (Sloop), captured by British, 27 Jun 1812 
TextNewspapers  1812  Reason: captured by British Freight: salt Remarks: ?
Elizabeth (Sloop), captured, 1 Nov 1812 
TextNewspapers  1812  Reason: captured Remarks: Becomes American prize

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