Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Wissahickon (Propeller), U80598, aground, 9 May 1879

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The Anchor Line propeller WISSAHICKON ran aground on Peche Island Friday morning.
      Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
      Monday, May 12, 1879

      . . . . .

WISSAHICKON.* Built June 1, 1876 Package freight prop. - Wood
U. S. No. 80598 1619 gt -1423 nt 238' x 35' x 14'
* Renamed (b) WASAGA - Can -1907 (C 117084)
Burned November 6, 1910, at Copper Harbor, Mich., Lake Superior.
      Buffalo Shipbuilding Master List
      Institute for Great lakes Marine Research
      Perrysburg, Ohio


Steam screw WISSAHICKON. U. S. No. 80598. Of 1,619.53 tons gross; 1,423.37 tons net. Built Buffalo, N.Y. 1876. Home port, Erie, Pa.
      Merchant Vessel List, U. S., 1884

Media Type
Text
Newspaper
Item Type
Clippings
Notes
Reason: aground
Lives: nil
Remarks: Got off
Date of Original
1879
Subject(s)
Propellers
Wissahickon (Propeller)
Local identifier
McN.W.15312
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Peche Island
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 42.345 Longitude: -82.927777
Donor
William R. McNeil
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Wissahickon (Propeller), U80598, aground, 9 May 1879