Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Wreck of Schooner Charles N. Ryan

Description
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Item Type
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Notes
The lake barge, Charles S. Ryan, 160 x 31 x 11; built 1873 at Sandusky, Ohio, was purchased by Samuel Neff & Sons in 1896 from Byron Inman, Duluth, for $5,500; 411 gross tons. The Ryan in April,1897, struck the north harbor pier at
Ludington, Mich. and sank; no cargo; broke up; crew of seven rescued by the Coast Guard. Listed Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. 1, p. 882; also Inland Lloyds Vessel Register, 1893.

Capt. Samuel Neff held a six-eighths interest in the Ryan and each of his sons, Sidney O. Neff & Charles S.Neff, one eighth.
Inscriptions
Charles N. Ryan
Date of Publication
Apr 1897
Subject(s)
Shipwrecks
Charles N. Ryan (Schooner)
Language of Item
English
Donor
John S. Neff
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Wreck of Schooner Charles N. Ryan