Watertown (Schooner), U80428, aground, 21 Jul 1881
Description
- Full Text
The canal schooner WATERTOWN, loaded with 600 tons of iron ore, ran on the rocks on the northwest side of Plum Island during a heavy fog on Friday night. She is not leaking and it is thought can be got off without much difficulty. The tug KITTY SMOKE went to her assistance from Sturgeon Bay on Sunday.
Cleveland Herald
Wednesday, July 27, 1881
Schooner WATERTOWN. U. S. No. 80428. Of 308.84 tons gross; 293.40 tons net. Built Chaumont, N.Y., 1874. Home port, Cape Vincent, N.Y. 135.0 x 26.0 x 13.0
Merchant Vessel List, U. S., 1885
- Media Type
- Text
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Clippings
- Notes
- Reason: aground
Lives: nil
Freight: iron ore
Remarks: Got off
- Date of Original
- 1881
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- McN.W.21907
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Wisconsin, United States
Latitude: 45.30721 Longitude: -86.95178
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- Donor
- William R. McNeil
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