Maritime History of the Great Lakes

City of Chicago (Schooner), U4333, collision, 21 Apr 1878

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On Sunday night, the 21st instant, in a fog, the schooner CITY OF CHICAGO collided with the schooner THOMAS W. FERRY twenty miles below Point au Pelee, carrying away the CHICAGO's jibboom and the FERRY's mizzen.
      Cleveland Herald
      April 29, 1878



Bark CITY OF CHICAGO. U. S. No. 4272. Of 327.17 tons. Home port, Chicago, Ill.
      Merchant Vessel List, U. S., 1871
     

Bark CITY OF CHICAGO. U. S. No. 4333. Of 327.17 tons gross; 310.82 tons net. Built Cleveland, 1861. Home port, Chicago, Ill. 140.2 x 30.2 x 11.5
      Merchant Vessel List, U. S., 1885
     
NOTE - Renumbered between 1869 & 1872


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Newspaper
Item Type
Clippings
Notes
Reason: collision
Lives: nil
Remarks: Repaired
Date of Original
1878
Subject(s)
Local identifier
McN.W.20555
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 41.908055 Longitude: -82.508888
Donor
William R. McNeil
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City of Chicago (Schooner), U4333, collision, 21 Apr 1878