Great Lakes Maritime History
History of the Great Lakes
Vol. 1 by J.B. Mansfield
Published Chicago: J.H. Beers & Co. 1899
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LAKE VESSELS.
CHAPTER XLII.
LIST OF LAKE VESSELS.
Past and Present.
The compilation of a complete list of all vessels that have sailed the Great Lakes is, perhaps, impossible, for many early records have been destroyed, and those remaining are sometimes incomplete. The following directory has been prepared with great care, and no available source of information that might add to the accuracy or to the number has been neglected. Few if any prominent vessels on the lakes, it is believed, have been omitted, and the list is by far the most complete that has ever been compiled. It contains with comparatively few exceptions the names of all lake craft from the earliest historical times to the present.
The abreviations used are usually self explanatory. Those most commonly employed are as follows:
b., for built.
bge., barge.
c., composite.
Can., Canadian.
col., collision.
com., commission.
cfy., car ferry.
g. t., gross tons.
Hur., Huron.
l., lake.
Mich., Michigan.
n.t., net tonnage; or sometimes, when applied to
Canadian vessels, new tonnage.
prop., propellor.
r., river
rev. cut., revenue cutter.
straits, Straits of Mackinac.
Sup., Superior.
stmr., steamer.
sty., steamyacht.
stcb., steam canal boat.
stpd., steam pile driver.
stl., steam lighter.
std., steam dredge.
schr., sail vessels or barges.
slp., sail sloop.
sly., sloop yacht.
U. S. Gov., United States Government.
v., vessel.
'98, 1898, etc.
By steamer is usually meant side-wheel steamer, but it includes also
many propellers among the Canadian vessels and sometimes American
propellers, old vessel lists not always maintaining the distinction
between side-wheel steamers and propellers:
Iberville, St. John, Can. tug, 148 n. t., b. '96, Sorel, in com.
Ice, Can. scow, 41 g. t., b. '91, Sandwich, in com.
Ice King, bge., 209 g. t., b. '88, in com.
Ice Queen, bge., 209 g. t., b. '88, in com.
Iceberg, brig., foundered with all hands L. Ont., '57.
Icsman, B. B., schr., 289 g. t., b. '81, Sandusky, in com.
Ida, prop., 10 g. t., b. '67, Buffalo, passed out, '95.
Ida, prop., 57 g. t., b. '72, Mt. Clemens, in com.
Ida, Can. prop., 16 g. t., b. '81, Lake Barrie, in com.
Ida, Can. prop., 21 g. t., b. '81, Brockville, in com.
Ida, Can. prop., 108 n. t., b. '84, Deseronto, in com.
Ida, schr., in com., '45, passed out.
Ida, schr., 169 g. t., b. '67, Milwaukee, in com.
Ida, Can. schr., 58 g. t., b. '85, Rockland, in com.
Ida, Can. tug, 24 n. t., b. '89, Quebec, in com.
Ida and Mary, scow, ashore Sturgeon Point, '72.
Ida and Mary, scow, foundered L. Ont., '58,2 lives lost.
Ida Belle, Can. schr., 97 g. t., b. '74, Kingsville, in com.
Ida E., prop., 181 g. t., b. '87, Oshkosh, in com.
Ida Jane, schr., 13 g. t., b. '81, Portage Harbor, in com.
Ida M., sty., 14 g. t., b. '90, Detroit, in com.
Ida May, schr., 22 g. t., b. '79, Fraser, Mich., in com.
Idaho, schr., 37 g. t., b. '64, in com.
Idaho, prop., 1,110 g. t., b. '63, Cleveland,
sunk off Long Point, '97, 19 lives lost.
Idea, schr., 59 g. t., b. '89, Fort Howard, in com.
Ideal, stpd., 20 g. t., b. '91, Cleveland, in com.
Ideal, sty., 40 g. t., b. '85, Buffalo, in com.
Idle Hour, prop., 347 g. t., b. '93, Buffalo, in com.
Idler, stmr., 233 g. t.9 b. '86, Oshkosh, in com.
Idler, schy. 84 g. t., b. '64, East Haven, Conn., in com.
Idler, sty., 57 g. t., b. '86, New York, in com.
Idler, sty., 9 g. t., b. '83, Chatham, Ont., in com.
Idlewild, Can. slp., 23 g. t., b. '82, Kingston, in com.
Idlewild, i. stmr., 363 g. t., formerly Grace McMillan,
b. '79, Wyandotte, in com.
Idlewood, sty., 15 g. t., b. '88, Buffalo, in com.
Illinois, brig., 210 t., b. '36, wrecked L. Mich., '43.
Illinois, prop., 553 t., b. Buffalo, '49, sunk by col., '65, L. Erie.
Illinois, schr., b. Sacket's Harbor, '34, wrecked L. Erie, '51.
Illinois, schr., sunk by col. '70, L. Mich.
Illinois, stmr., 755 t.9 b. Detroit, '37, made a prop.,
lost L. Hur., '68.
Illinois, stmr., 826 t., b. Detroit, '54, made bge., '69,
and lost same year L. Hur.
Illinois, s. fire boat, b. Chicago, '98.
Imperial, prop., 68 g. t., b. '79, Manitowoc, in com.
Imperial, Can. prop., 115 n. t., b. '86, Toronto, in com.
Imperial, schr., in com. '59 sunk Georgian Bay, '89.
Imperial, stmr., sunk Cbicago, '84.
Imperial, stcb., 95 g. t., b. '78, Chicago, in com.
Ina, prop., 16 g. t., b. '81, Buffalo, in com.
Ina, slp., 11 g. t., b. '86, Chicago, in com.
Independence, prop., 262 t., b. Chicago, '43, first prop. built on
L. Mich., first steam craft on L. Sup., wrecked on L. Sup., '53,
4 lives lost.
Independence, schr., 21 t., wrecked off Black River, '18, crew drowned.
India, prop., 1,239 g. t., b. '71, Buffalo, in com.
India, schr., 316 g. t., b. '73, Trenton, Mich., in com.
India, stmr., 9 g. t., b. '92, in com.
Indian, Can. prop., 373 t., in com. '72, burned Toronto, 185.
Indian Bill, schr., 32 g. t., b. '92, Muskegon, in com.
Indian Queen, stmr., 112 t., b. Buffalo, '44, wrecked Dunkirk, '46,
20 lives lost.
Indiana, brig., b. '34, Black River, O., lost L. Mich., '41.
Indiana, prop., sunk L. Sup., '58.
Indiana, prop., 1,177 g. t., b. '90, Manitowoc, in com.
Indiana, stmr., 434 t., b. Toledo, '41., burned Conneaut, '48.
Indianola, scow, b. after '50, Conneaut.
Indra, sty., 10 g. t., b. '92, Buffalo, in com.
Indus, schr., made a brig and wrecked on seaboard.
Industry, Can. bge., 105 g. t., b. '79, Deseronto, in com.
Industry, schr., 92 t., b. Ohio City, '47, wrecked near Port
Colborne, '56, went to pieces, '60.
Industry, schr., 55 g. t., b. '70, Manitowoc, in com.
Industry, schr., wrecked L. Mich., '82, 3 of crew lost.
Industry, Can. schr., 46 g. t., b. '92, Port Union, in com.
Industry, slp., on L. Erie in 1800.
Industry, tug, 80 g. t., b. '97, West Bay City, in com.
Inez, Can. tug, 71 n. t., b. '84, Welland, in com.
Ingersoll, R. G., prop., 69 t., burned L. Mich., '85.
Ingham, U. S. rev. cut., stationed Detroit, '53. 46
Ingomar, Can. tug, 22 g. t., b. '90, Carleton Place, in com.
Ingram, John C., tug, 30 g. t., b. '72, Buffalo, in com.
Ingwersen, stmr., burned Toledo, '86.
Inkerman, Can. prop., boiler exploded Toronto, '56, killing or badly
wounding entire crew,
Inkerman, prop., exploded, Toledo, '57, 3 lives lost.
Inman, B. B., tug, 89 g. t., b. '95, Port Huron, in com.
Ino, schr., ashore Grand River, '54.
Ino, schr., 130 g. t., b. '63, Gibraltar, Mich., passed out, '95.
Inter Ocean, Can. prop., 148 g. t., b. '88, Collingwood, in com.
Inter Ocean, Can. prop., 144 g. t., b. '81, Nipissing, in com.
Inter Ocean, prop., 1,068 g. t., b. '72, Detroit, in com.
Interlaken, schr., 567 g. t., b. '93, Algonac, in com.
International, Can. cfy., 1,000 n. t., b. '72, Fort Erie, in com.
International, prop., 473 t., b. Buffalo, '53, burned Niagara river, '54.
International, schr., 389 t., wrecked L. Ont., '65.
International, Can. prop., 82 g. t., b. '71, Tonawanda, in com.
International, Can. prop., 395 n. t., b. '81, Montreal, in com.,
formerly the South Eastern.
International, stmr., 1,100 t., b. Buffalo, '57, passed out.
International, tug, 62 g. t., b. '84, Cleveland, in com.
International, tug, 144 g. t., b. '89, Buffalo, in com.
Invincible, schr., 437 t., b. Clayton, L. Ont., before '52,
total loss, '69.
Iona, Can. Drop., 284 n. t., b. '92, Trenton, in com.
Iona, Can. schr., 158 g. t., b. '90, Rockland, in com.
Ione, prop., 15 g. t., b. '78, Watertown, passed out, '97.
Ionia, prop., 1,287 g. t., b. '90, Grand Haven, in com.
Iosco, bge., 198 g. t., b. '73, in com.
Iosco, prop., 2,051 g. t., b. '91, Bay City, in com.
Iota, Can. prop., 6 g. t., b. '85, Spanish River, in com.
Iowa, Can. bge., 422 n. t., b. '74, Quebec, in com.
low, brig., 157 t., b. Cape Vincent, wrecked Point Albino, '48.
Iowa, prop., 1,157 g. t., b. '96, Manitowoc, in com.
Iowa, schr., sunk by collision, L. Erie, '40.
Iowa, schr., foundered L. Mich., '56, 9 lives lost.
Iowa, stmr, 981 t., b. Buffalo, '52, made prop. and finally
a bge. in '68, lost '69.
Ireland, Can. bge., 420 n. t., b. '66, Brockville, in com.
Ireland, Can. brig., 230 t., b. Kingston, '45.
Ireland, Can. prop., burned on St. Lawrence r., '52.
Ireland, schr., b. '46, Maumee, O., went to pieces Windmill Point, '54.
Ireland, W. S., Can. prop., 145 n. t., b. '72, Wallaceburg, in com.
Irene, schr., 78 g. t., b. '69, in com.
Irene, Can. prop., 7 g. t., b. '87, Toronto, in com.
Irene, Can. prop., 24 g. t., b. '87, Hamilton, in com.
Irene, prop., 10 g. t., b. '93 Menominee, burned Menominee, 197.
Irene, slpy., 21 g. t., b. '91, Chicago, in com.
Iris, schr., 62 g. t., b. '66, Port Huron, in com.
Iris, scow, 82 t., total loss, '69.
Iris, sly., 12 g. t., b. '95, in com.
Iris, Can. tug, 9 g. t., laid up, '97.
Irish, S. A., schr., 234 g. t., b. '74, Depere, in com.
Iron Age, rop., 1,114 g. t., b. '80. Detroit, in com.
Iron Chief, prop., 1,154 g. t., b. '81, Detroit, in com.
Iron City, prop., 934 t., b. '56, passed out.
Iron City, schr., 648 g, t., formerly Daniel E. Bailey, b. '71, Toledo,
chartered ocean, '98.
Iron Cliff, schr., 1,116 g. t., b. '81, Detroit. wrecked Chicago, '98.
Iron Duke, prop., 1,152 g. t., b. '81, Detroit, in com.
Iron King, prop., 1,702 g. t., b. '87, Detroit, in com.
Iron Queen, schr., 1,384 g. t., b. '87, Detroit, in com.
Iron Range, scow, 170 g. t., b. '97, in com.
Iron State, schr., 1,127 g. t., formerly G. S. Hazard,
b. '74, Tonawanda, chartered ocean, '98.
Iron State, schr., 853 g. t., b. Detroit, '80, later the Metacomet.
Irondequoit, prop., 23 g. t., b. '82, Rochester, in com.
Ironsides, prop., b. '64, Cleveland, lost with 28 lives near
South Haven, '73.
Ironton, schr., 785 g. t., b. '73, Buffalo, sunk by col. L. Hur., '94,
5 lives lost.
Iroquois, Can. bge., 424 n. t., b. '76, Garden Island, in com.
Iroquois, bark, built by French near Ogdensburg in 1759, captured by
the English in 1760.
Iroquois, brig., b. Three Mile Bay, L. Ont., '46.
Iroquois, prop., 1,698 g. t., b. '92, Marine City, in com.
Iroquois, Can. schr., 100 g. t., b. '31, Prescott, withdrawn.
Irr, Clara, tug, 13 g. t., b. '67, Mackinac, passed out '91.
Irving, George, schr., 73 g. t., b. '65, Detroit, passed out, '95.
Irving, Washington, schr., lost L. Erie, '60, 6 lives lost.
Irwin, J., schr., 101 t., b. Cleveland, '45, wrecked L. Mich., '55.
Irwin, Lewis C., schr., 113 t., capsized L. Mich., '55, total loss, '69.
Isabella, bge., wrecked Put-in-Bay, '78.
Isabella, brig., 350 t., b. Cleveland, '48.
Isabella, Can. prop., 44 g. t., b. '69, L. Simcoe, in com.
Isabella, schr., 180 t., wrecked Long Point, '67.
Isabella, Can. schr., 13 g. t., b. '69, Port Stanley, in com.
Isabella, Can. schr., 33 g. t., b. '705, River Puce, in com.
Isbell, Wayne, tug, 31 g. t., formerly T. R. Merrill,
b. '76, Saginaw, in com.
Isham, Geo. P., tug, in com., '97.
Ishamay, Can. prop., 7 g. t., b. Brockville, in com.
Ishpeming, schr., 418 g. t. b. '72, Detroit, in com.
Isis, Can. prop., 132 n. t., b. '86, Deseronto, in com.
Island, Can., prop., b. Kingston, '45.
Island, schr., 30 t., in com. '69, passed out.
Island Belle, prop., 90 g. t., formerly Island Wanderer,
b. '79, Alexandria Bay, in com.
Island Belle, prop., 31 g. t., formerly Wm. St. John,
b. '82, Toledo, in com.
Island Belle, prop., 153 g. t., b. '91, Buffalo, in com.
Island Belle, stmr., 86 t., burned Detroit, '85.
Island Chi ef, prop., 30 g. t., b. '79, Alexandria Bay, passed out, '97.
Island City, schr., 54 g. t., b. '59, St. Clair,
sunk L. Mich., '91, 2 lives lost.
Island Dove, schr., 29 g. t., b. '82, Waddington, N. Y.,
passed out, '95.
Island Maid, schr., 181 t., capsized L. Erie, '85.
Island Packet, on L. Ont., before 1809.
Island Queen, Can. fystmr., 70 g. t., b. '43, Kingston, in com.
Island Queen, Can. fry., 44 n. t., b. '89, Toronto, in com
Island Queen, Can. prop., 112 n. t., b. '87, Kingston, in com.
Island Queen, stmr., 173 t., b. Kelley's Island, '55, captured by
Confederates, L. Erie, '64.
Island Queen, schr., wrecked Straits, '59.
Island Queen, 38 g. t., b. '79, Irondequoit Bay, in com.
Island Queen, Can. stmr., 70 t., b. Kingston, '43.
Island Rambler, stmr., in com., '77.
Island Wanderer, prop., 71 g. t., b. '79, Alexandria Bay,
later the Island Belle.
Islander, stmr., 73 t., b. Kelley's Island, '46,
sunk St. Clair Flats, '61.
Islander, stmr., 118 g. t., formerly John Thorn,
b. '71, Rochester, in com.
Islander, prop., 291, g. t., b. '95, Benton Harbor, in com.
Islay, s. tug, 27 g. t., b. '92, Superior, in com.
Isle La Motte Boy, slp., 17 g. t., b. '90, Rouse's Point, N. Y., in com.
Isle Royal, stmr., sunk near Susick island, '85.
Italia, prop., 2,036 g. t., b. '89, Marine City, in com.
Itasca, tug, in com., '68.
Itasca, schr., 344 g. t., b. 173, Milwaukee, passed out, '96.
Ithaca, schr., in com., '69.
Ivanhoe, schr., in com., '49, sunk by col. L. Erie, '55.
Ivanhoe, s. stmr., 277 g. t., b. '68, Buffalo, in com.
Ives, tug, in com., '61.
Ives, J. R., schr., ashore L. Erie, '50.
Ives, S. H., schy., 27 g. t., b. '79, Detroit, in com.
Ivy, Can. prop., 7 g. t., b. '84, Brockville, in com.
I Wonder, sty., 16 g. t., b. '97, Alexandria Bay, in com.
I X L, prop., 13 g. t.9 b. '88, Lorain, in com.
I. & M. C., stcb., 90 g. t., b. '83, Lockport, in com.
