DATE OF LAUNCH: 1911 DATE AND LOCATION OF LOSS: November 10, 1913, Lake Erie, Point Abino, Ontario DATE LOCATED: May 13, 1914 SHIP DETAILS: United States lightship Buffalo (LV-82) was a lightship built in 1911 for the United States Lighthouse Service and stationed off Point Abino, Ontario, Canada to help guide vessels heading for the … Continue reading Buffalo (LV-82)
Lake Erie
SS Marquette & Bessemer No. 2
DATE OF LAUNCH: 1905 DATE AND LOCATION OF LOSS: December 9, 1909, Lake Erie, near Long Point DATE LOCATED: not located SHIP DETAILS: Built in Cleveland, Ohio in 1905, the SS Marquette & Bessemer No. 2 was a train ferry built to transport railway cars across Lake Erie from Conneaut, Ohio, to Port Stanley, Ontario. … Continue reading SS Marquette & Bessemer No. 2
SS C.B. Lockwood
DATE OF LAUNCH: June 25, 1890 DATE AND LOCATION OF LOSS: October 13, 1902, Lake Erie, between Cleveland, Ohio and Ashtabula, Ohio DATE LOCATED: October 17, 1902, relocated August 7, 2010 SHIP DETAILS: The C.B. Lockwood was built in 1890 and at 303 feet long was one of the largest wooden vessels to be built. … Continue reading SS C.B. Lockwood
SS Margaret Olwill
DATE OF LAUNCH: 1887 DATE AND LOCATION OF LOSS: June 28, 1899, Lake Erie, near Lorain, Ohio DATE LOCATED: July 26, 2017 SHIP DETAILS: Margaret Olwill was a steam-powered bulk carrier steam barge built of wood. It was 175.6 feet in length and had a breadth of 34 feet. It was equipped with a steeple … Continue reading SS Margaret Olwill
Principled Thoughts 