America (Propeller), U107367, aground, 7 Jun 1928
Description
- Full Text
Steam screw AMERICA. U. S. No. 107367. Of 937 tons gross. Built 1898. On June 7, 1928, vessel stranded on Isle Royale, Mich., with 48 persons on board. No lives were lost.
Loss Reported of American Vessels
Merchant Vessel List, U. S., 1929
AMERICA Built April 4, 1898 Passenger Propeller - Steel
U. S. No. 107367 681 gt - 478 nt 164.6' x 31' x 11'
Struck reef off Washington Harbor, Isle Royale, Lake Superior, June 7,1928; slid off and sank in deep water.
Detroit/Wyandotte Shipbuilding Master List
Institute for Great Lakes research
Perrysburg, Ohio.
- Media Type
- Text
- Newspaper
- Item Type
- Clippings
- Notes
- Reason: aground
Lives: nil
Remarks: Total loss
- Date of Original
- 1928
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- McN.W.23602
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Michigan, United States
Latitude: 48.00044 Longitude: -88.83341
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- Donor
- William R. McNeil
- Copyright Statement
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