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:
Jacinto, San, schr., in com., '62.
Jack, Can. prop., now prop. Bothenia.
Jackman, Frank, Can. tug, 63 n. t., b. '68, Buffalo, in com.
Jackson, Can. schr., 157 g. t., b. '81, Hull, in com.
Jackson, Andrew, schr., 189 g. t., b. '74, Grand Haven, in com.
Jackson, Gen., schr., 60 t., broken up.
Jackson, Gen., stmr., 50 t., b. Mt. Clemens, '34, broken up.
Jackson, G. K., schr., 400 g. t., b. '82, Marine City, in com.
Jackson, Jim, tug, passed out.
Jamaica, schr., 390 t., b. Oswego, '67, capsized L. Hur., '72,
ashore Glencoe, '85.
James, Can. bge., 160 t., b. Ottawa, '81.
James, Can. schr., 153 g. t., b. '82, Montreal, in com.
James, Henry R., prop., 2,048 g. t., b. '90, Detroit, in com.
Jamieson, Wm., Can. schr., 197 n. t., b. '78, Deseronto, in com.
Jane, Can. schr., b. York, about '15.
Jane, schr., damaged, '46.
Jane, schr., capsized Little Point Sable, '85.
Jane Bell, schr., in com., '69, wrecked L. Erie, '80.
Jane, Ida, schr., 13 g. t., b. '81, Portage Harbor, passed out '91.
Jane Louisa, schr., damaged L. Erie, '46.
Jane Lucy, schr., 20 t., passed out.
Jane Mary, bark, 397 t., b. St. Catharines, '62.
Japan, s. prop., 1,239 g. t., b. '71, Buffalo, in com.
Jarecki, Al., prop., 645 t., b. '67, wrecked Point au Sable, '83.
Java, schr., lost Dunkirk, '58.
Java, prop., sunk off Point au Sable, '78.
Jay, tug, sunk Manistee, '85.
Jay Bird, schr., 53 g. t., b. '69, Bay City, passed out, '96.
Jay, John, stmr., burned L. George, '56.
Jean, tug, 13 g. t., b. '89, Buffalo, in com.
Jeanette, schr., 329 g. t., b. '81, Mt. Clemens, in com,
Jeanette, Olive, schr., 1,271 g. t., b. '90, West Bay City. in com.
Jeanie, stmr., 193 g. t., b. '89, Trenton, passed out, '95.
Jeannettie, slp., 11 g. t., b. '93, Chicago, in com.
Jefferson, prop., 344 t., b. Buffalo, '53, condemned '63.
Jefferson, schr., lost L. Mich., '44.
Jefferson, schr., b. Clayton, L. Ont., before '52.
Jefferson, schr., wrecked L. Mich., '70.
Jefferson, rev. cut., b. Oswego, '44, passed to the high seas about '46.
Jefferson, U. S. brig., 500 t., 22 guns, b. L. Ont., '14.
Jefferson, Thos., stmr., 428 t., b. Erie, '34, converted into a
floating elevator at Buffalo.
Jeffrey, C., schr., 173 t., b. Pt. Dalhousie, '67.
Jeffries, Cecelia, schr., ashore Cleveland, '74.
Jeffry, John H., Jr., tug, 12 g. t., b. '92, Duluth, in com.
Jemima, one of first American vessels on lakes, b. Hanford's Landing,
near Rochester, 1798.
Jena, schr., 55 t., b. '34, passed out.
Jenkins, Louisa, schr., wrecked Point Albino, '33,
wrecked L. Erie, '41.
Jenks, Edward H., prop., 150 g. t., formerly the E. M. Foster,
b. '82, Port Dover, sunk by col. '91.
Jenness, B. W., schr., 356 g. t., b. '67, Detroit, in com.
Jennie, Can. bge., 528 n. t., b. '71, Garden Island, in com.
Jennie, schr., 53 g. t., b. '91, Erin, Mich., in com.
Jennie, Can. schr., 92 g. t., b. '81, Tidnish, in com.
Jennie, A. H., Can. prop., 108 n. t., b. '82, Pt. Rowan, in com.
Jennie and Annie, schr., 400 t., damaged, '69.
Jennie R., sty., 15 g. t., b. '88, Marquette, in com.
Jennings, William, tug, in com. '68.
Jennings, W. G., schr., 28 g. t., b. '84, Saginaw, passed out, '96.
Jenny, schr., 15 g. t., b. '89, Egg Harbor, Wis., passed out, '96.
Jenny, Edwin, schr., sunk L Erie by col., '44.
Jenny, W. LeBaron, s. schr., 366 g. t., b. '97, West Bay City, in com.
Jerome, tug, 19 t., b. '69, sunk near Baby's Point, '81.
Jerry, Gordon, Can. prop., 124 n. t., b. '85, Bascomb, in com.
Jersey City, prop., about 600 t., b. Cleveland, '54,
lost L. Erie, '60, with 19 lives.
Jessie, Can. slp., 35 g. t., b. '69, Clayton, in com.
Jessie, schr., wrecked Long Pt., '48.
Jessie, Can. tug, 139 n. t., b. '69, Stromness, in com.
Jessie, schr., lost with crew of 9, L. Ont., '69.
Jessie, schr., wrecked Salmon Point, '70.
Jessie, schr., 154 g. t., b. 164, Ashtabula, passed out, '93.
Jessie R., sty., 15 g. t., b. '88, Marquette, passed out, '95.
Jet, Can. bge., 398 n. t., b. '71, Quebec, in com.
Jewett, H. J., s. prop., 1,953 g. t., b. '82, Buffalo, in com.
Jewett, John, schr., 103 g. t., b. '66, Vermilion, in com.
J. I. C., schr., 16 g. t., b. '85, Milwaukee, passed out, '93.
Joe, Can. sty., now the Gilphie.
Joe, sty, 88 g. t., b. '89, Grand Haven, in com.
Joehanna, Can. scow, 40 g. t., b. '67, Pike Creek, in com.
John, William, schr., wrecked L. Ont., '70.
John, William, Can. prop., 14 g. t., b. '88, Fesserton, in com.
Johnson, Andrew, stmr., 310 g. t., b. '65, Buffalo, in com.
Johnson, C. H., schr., 332 g. t., b. '70, Marine City, wrecked, '95.
Johnson, Charles J., stcb., 99 g. t., b. '87, Phoenix, N. Y., in com.
Johnson, C. N., schr., 288 g. t., b. '56, Buffalo,
sunk near Amherstburg, '95.
Johnson, D. D., tug, 17 g. t., b. '88, Saginaw, in com.
Johnson, Geo. W., prop., 334 g. t., formerly D. W. Powers,
b. '71, Marine City, passed out, '95.
Johnson, Geo. W., schr., 348 g. t., b. '71, Marine City, in com.
Johnson, H., tug., boiler exploded, Saginaw r., '67, 4 persons killed.
Johnson, Hattie, schr., sunk L. Hur., '68.
Johnson, Hattie, schr., wrecked L. Mich., '80.
Johnson, Henry J., prop., 1713 g. t., b. '88, Cleveland, in com.
Johnson, Henry W., tug, 22 g. t., b. '65, New York, in com.
Johnson, Henry W., schr., 104 g. t., b. '65, New York, passed out, '92.
Johnson, I. A., schr., 95 g. t., b. '73, Dover's Bay, O.,
passed out, '93.
Johnson, John, tug, 59 g. t., b. '87, Buffalo, in com.
Johnson, J. F., stmr., lost '91, L. Mich.
Johnson, J. H., tug, 66 g. t., b. '82, St. Joseph, Mich.,
passed out, '95.
Johnson, J. W., schr., 20 g. t., b. '74, Grand Haven, passed out '96.
Johnson, John T., schr., 448 g. t., b. '73, Huron, O., in com.
Johnson, Laura, schr., 34 g. t., b. '82, South Haven, passed out, '91.
Johnson, L. B., tug, 42 g. t., b. '68, Chicago, in com.
Johnson, Maggie, schr., 271 g. t., b. '75, White Lake, Mich.,
passed out, '95.
Johnson, Maria F., schr., sunk L. Erie, '68.
Johnson, Nellie, 41 g. t., b. '94, St. James, Mich., in com.
Johnson, O. R., schr., 127 g. t., b. '66, Saugatuck, in com.
Johnson, P. L., prop., 159 g. t., later the Daniel L. Hebard.
Johnson, R. R., schr., foundered with all hands off Fairport, '54.
Johnson, Solon H., stmr., 100 t., b. '75, wrecked L. Mich., '87.
Johnson, Sarah Ann, schr., ashore Grand Haven, '81.
Johnson, Willard, schr., 400 t., b. Oswego, wrecked L. Hur., '65.
Johnson, Wm., Can. tug, 87 n. t., b. '78, Garden Island, in com.
Joker, schr., 14 g. t., b. '85, Sebewaing, in com.
Joker, tug, 14 g. t., b. '85, Sebewaing, in com.
Joliet, s. prop., 1,921 g. t., b. '90, Cleveland, in com.
Joliet, stcb., 102 g. t., b. '83, Lockport, in com.,
Jonas, schr., sunk by col., Georgian bay, '98.
Jones, Arthur, tug, 34 g. t., b. '93, Benton Harbor, in com.
Jones, B. B., tug, 109 t., b. Milwaukee, '64, 7 of crew killed by
explosion of boiler at Port Huron, '71.
Jones Bros., Can. bge., 100 g. t., b. '75, Ithaca, in com.
Jones, Chester B., schr., 493 g. t., b. '73, Saginaw, in com.
Jones, C. W., tug, in com., '72.
Jones, C. W., Can. tug, 48 n. t., b. '85, Levis, in com.
Jones, E., schr., 646 t., b. '67, wrecked near Racine, '83.
Jones, Elizabeth, bark, 754 t., b. Buffalo, '67.
Jones, Elvy, schr., b. Buffalo, '67.
Jones, Fanny L., schr., 112 g. t., b. '67, Black River,
foundered L. Erie, '90.
Jones, J. M., schr., lost L. Mich., '61.
Jones, John V., schr., 201 g. t., b. '75, Manitowoc, in com.
Jones, U. S. brig., 500 t., 22 guns, b. L. Ont., '14.
Jones, William, schr., 154 g. t., b. '53, Manitowoc, passed out, '95.
Jones, William, schr., 385 g. t., b. '62, Black River, O., in com.
Jordan, Beebe J., prop., 16 g. t., b. '85, Bay City, passed out, '91.
Jose, tug, 14 g. t., b. '90, Buffalo, in com.
Joses, schr., 120 g. t., b. '66, Holland, Mich., in com.
Josie, prop., 20 g. t., b. '93, Bay City, in com.
Joseph, bge., 292 t., ashore Caseville, '85.
Josephine, brig., wrecked Port Burwell, '55.
Josephine, prop., 70 t., b. Gibraltar, '70.
Josephine, prop., 36 g. t., b. '79 Sandusky, burned Sandusky bay, '93.
Josephine, prop., 774 g. t., b. '86, Milwaukee, in com.
Josephine, schr., 222 g. t., later the Russell Dart.
Josephine, schr., 175 t., b. Oswego, '45, wrecked Dunkirk, '48.
Josephine, schr., 295 g. t., b. '57, Wilson, N. Y., sunk by col., '92.
Josephine, schr., capsized L. Erie, '66.
Josephine, schr., 30 g. t., b. '66, Swan Creek, Mich., in com.
Josephine, slp., 15 g. t., b. '81, Harrison, Mich., in com.
Josephine, schr., 12 g. t., b. '88, Bell, Mich., in com.
Journeyman, schr., 235 g. t., b. '73, Bay City, passed out, '97.
Joy, schr., 130 g. t., b. '35, Perrysburg, O.
Joy, James F., schr., 554 t., b. '66, sunk Ashtabula, '87.
Joy, Walter, schr., in com. '33, ashore L. Erie, '45.
Joys, prop., 268 g. t., b. '84, Milwaukee, in com.
J. R. A. No. 1, Can. scow, 43 g. t., b. '84, Tonawanda, in com.
J. R. A. No. 2, Can. scow, 43 g. t., b. '84, Tonawanda, in com.
Jubilee, Can. prop., 54 g. t., b. Portsmouth, Ont., '97, in com.
Judd, E. T., schr., 389 g. t., b. '72, Bay City, in com.
Judge, slp., 18 g. t., b. '89, Conneaut, in com.
Julia, U. S. schr., 82 t., 3 guns, on L. Ont., '12, captured by British,
'13, renamed Confiance, recaptured by U. S., '13.
Julia, schr., 37 t., burned, '55.
Julia, Can. prop., 113 n. t., b. '66, Montreal, in com., formerly Elfin.
Julia, schr., 60 t., damaged, '69.
Julia, Can. schr., 115 g. t., b. '75, Smith's Falls, in com.
Julia, schr., 37 g. t., b. '80 Bay City, wrecked near Sand Beach, '96.
Julia, Can. schr., sunk L. Ont., '83.
Julia, schr., '47 g. t., b. '88, Fort Howard, in com.
Julia, slp., 43 g. t., b. '84, South Hero, Vt., in com.
Julia, sty., 36 g. t., b. '80, Bay City, passed out, '91.
Julian and O'Brien, Can. tug, 59 g. t., b. Buffalo, '96.
Juliet, prop., 61 g. t., b. '89, West Bay City, in com.
Juliet, schr., sunk Port Burwell, '70.
Juliette, schr., b. '34, Black River, O., sunk L. Erie, '71.
Jumbo, Can. schr., 159 g. t., b. '83, Smith's Falls, in com.
Jumbo, schr., 6 g. t., b. '87, Saganing, Mich., passed out, '93.
Jumbo, Can. scow, 149 g. t., '84, Sorel, in com.
Juneau, Solomon, schr., 90 t., b. Milwaukee, '36, lost L. Ont.
Juniata, schr., 64 g. t., now the Wave Crest.
Juniata, prop., 1,708 g. t., b. '78, Buffalo, in com.
Junita, sty., 20 g. t., b. '75, Clayton, in com.
Junius, schr., sunk Long Point, '66.
Juno, bge., sunk St. Lawrence r., '73.
Juno, Can. prop., 10 g. t., b. '80, Trenton, in com.
Juno, Can. prop., 321 n. t., b. '85, Wallaceburg, in com.
Juno, Can. prop., 17 g. t., b. '90, March Landing, in com.
Juno, scow, b. Black River, '53, sunk Cleveland, '54, sunk L. Erie, '75.
Juno, Can. stmr., 321 t., b. Wallaceburg, '85.
Juno, Can. tug, 46 n. t., b. '87, Goderich, in com.
Jupiter, schr., 253 g. t., b. '57, Irving, N. Y., in com.
Jura, schr., 227 g. t., b. '62, Milan, O., in com.
