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------N ELLEN M - See MOLLY S.

------2056 NA-MA-PUK Other names : ? Official no. : 130850 Type at loss : propeller, wood, packet Build info : 1899 Specs : 24 t. Date of loss : 1909, Aug 28 Place of loss : off Sable Isl. MN Lake : Superior Type of loss : (storm) Loss of life : none Carrying : ? Detail : Foundered, no detail. Sources: mv,mv

------2057 NAGAHO Other names : built as schooner-barge F.R. BUELL*, renamed in 1920 Official no. : 120720 Type at loss : propeller, wood, bulk freight Build info : 1888, Dulac, Mt. Clemens, MI as a schooner-barge Specs : 194x36x14, 1438g 1199n Date of loss : 1922, Oct 27 Place of loss : near Port Collins, Ont. Lake : Ontario Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : ? Detail : Bound Buffalo for Montreal, she was damaged by a westerly gale, limped in and sank near shore. In November she was declared a constructive total loss and was abandoned. *engine installed 1889 & became package freighter. Rebuilt to a bulker in 1904. Sources: ns3,mv,mpl,eas

------2058 NAHANT Other names : none Official no. : 18766 Type at loss : propeller, wood, package and bulk freight Build info : 1873, F. Jones, Detroit Specs : 213x35x16, 1204g 1038n Date of loss : 1897, Nov 19 Place of loss : Escanaba, MI, Little Bay de Noc Lake : Michigan Type of loss : fire Loss of life : 1 Carrying : ? Detail : She caught fire at her dock. Firefighters were hampered by sub-zero temperatures and she burned to a total loss. Wreckage is reportedly still visible from the Escanaba lighthouse. Major repairs, 1880 Sources: is,ns3,lmdc,mv,polk,hgl,mpl

------2060 NAIAD Other names : none Official no. : C116392 Type at loss : schooner, wood, 3-mast Build info : 1863, M. Squires, Huron, OH as a bark [US#18100] Specs : 141x29x11, 312g 296n Date of loss : 1911, Oct 22 Place of loss : off Au Sable Point, near Oscoda, MI Lake : Huron Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : ? Detail : She was waterlogged and heavily damaged in a storm. Later she was towed in to Harbor Beach, MI, by the steamer ISAAC L. ELLWOOD and abandoned there. Also heavily damaged and lost her rigging in a storm in July of 1895. Two men went over the side and were lost with the rigging. Rebuilt, 1876. major repairs in 1882 Sold Canadian in 1902 Sources: sagl,ns2,polk,mv,mpl,rsl

------2061 H.M.S. NANCY Other names : none Official no. : none Type at loss : schooner, wood, built as a commercial fur-trading vessel, later a naval support vessel and gunboat Build info : 1789, Detroit Specs : 94 t. Date of loss : 1814, Aug 14 Place of loss : site of Nancy Island, Georgian Bay Lake : Huron Type of loss : fire Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : She was burned and sunk by U.S. warships TIGRESS, NIAGARA and SCORPION after being bottled up in Nottawasaga Bay. Nancy Island eventually built up around her remains. Parts of the vessel, raised by the Canadina government in 1927, reside in a museum at Collingwood, Ont. Some sources say she was a commercial vessel at the time of her loss. Sources: slh,is,h,mpl

------2062 NAOMI Other names : none Official no. : 18108 Type at loss : bark, wood, 2-mast* Build info : 1858, Peck & Masters, Cleveland Specs : 139x30x11, 320n 435 t. [om] Date of loss : 1869, Nov 8 Place of loss : Near Manistee, MI on Big Sable Point Lake : Michigan Type of loss : storm Loss of life : 2 to 5 Carrying : hard coal Detail : Bound Erie, PA for Milwaukee, she was caught in a storm, drove ashore and was wrecked. Her skipper, his wife and at least one crewman drowned. Out of Ashtabula, owned by Willard and Carpenter (her capt.) Rebuilt in 1865. One report says she was lost on Lake Ontario. *Shows on her initial enrollment documents as a "2-mast barque!" Sources: lmdc,nsp,hgl,wl,rsl,mdwl,

------2063 NAOMI Other names : built as steamer WISCONSIN; renamed NAOMI,1899; renamed E.G. CROSBY(1909), GEN. ROBERT M. O'REILLY (1918), PILGRIM(1920), WISCONSIN(qv) again in 1924. Official no. : 80861 Type at loss : propeller, iron, passenger/package freighter Build info : 1881,Detroit Dry Dock, Wyandotte hull# 49 Specs : 204x35x12, 1182g 1020n Date of loss : 1907, May 21 Place of loss : off Grand Haven, MI Lake : Michigan Type of loss : fire Loss of life : 7 Carrying : gen freight Detail : She caught fire offshore and produced a very dramatic conflagration in the night. A number of vessels stood by to help, but she still burned to a shell with loss of life. She was rebuilt the next year and operated until 1929. Sources: atl,nsp,sol,rsh,mv,was

------3504 NAPANEE Other names : built as steamer WOLFE Official no. : C none Type at loss : sidewheel steamer, wood Build info : 1835, Kingston, ONt Specs : 80x13 ft., Date of loss : 1840, Jun Place of loss : at Kingston, Ont. Lake : Ontario Type of loss : fire Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : Destroyed by fire. Sources: csv,

------3505 NAPOLEAN Other names : none Official no. : C ? Type at loss : sidewheel steamer, wood Build info : 1853, Hamilton, Ont. Specs : 110 ft. Date of loss : 1856, Dec 2 Place of loss : Western edge of Burlington Bay, near Hamilton, Ont. Lake : Ontario Type of loss : storm/(fire) Loss of life : (none) Carrying : ? Detail : She was driven ashore by a gale, perhaps later burned to total loss. Out of Dundas, Ont. Sources: csv,nsp

------2064 NAPOLEON Other names : also seen as NAPOLEAN Official no. : none Type at loss : propeller, wood, built as a schooner [also shown as a sidewheeler] Build info : 1845, Sault Ste Marie, MI Specs : 92x25x9, 181 t. om Date of loss : 1857, Dec 2 Place of loss : off Saugeen, Ont., Bruce Peninsula Lake : Huron Type of loss : storm Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : Had gone to the assistance of the schooner DREADNAUGHT, she went ashore and bent her rudder shoe, disabling her engine. Helpless, she went on a reef and pounded to pieces. Her engine, boilers and gear were salvaged in the fall of 1858 and sold at Detroit. Also reported as lost on Lake Erie in 1855. Converted to passenger steamer about 1850. Sources: csv(s2),slh,hgl,nsp,wl

------2065 NARRAGANSETT Other names : none Official no. : 18110 Type at loss : schooner, wood, 3-mast Build info : 1861, Quayle & Martin, Cleveland Specs : 140x26x12, 317g 301n Date of loss : 1901, May 13 Place of loss : off Port Sanilac, MI Lake : Huron Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : none Detail : Her old hull sprang a leak and the vessel waterlogged. She was abandoned by her crew, but the steamer ADVANCE later picked her up and towed her for 3 hours before she sank 11 mi off Goderich, Ont. She had been bound Detour for Port Huron for repairs. Crew landed at Harbor Beach the 14th. Also reported wrecked near Hammond Bay, L. Huron, in the great gale of 1872. She was on her first lakes trip after a five-year venture on the Atlantic seacoast. major repair in 1880 Sources: nsp,ns1,mv,slh,rsl

------2066 NASHUA Other names : none Official no. : 18537 Type at loss : propeller, wood, bulk freight "lumber hooker" Build info : 1868, Lafrinier, Cleveland, as a passenger/package freighter Specs : 134x26x12, 298g 246n Date of loss : 1892, Oct 4 Place of loss : near Bayfield, Ont., S end of the lake Lake : Huron Type of loss : storm Loss of life : 14 or 15[all] Carrying : lumber Detail : Bound Byng Inlet for Toledo with barge C.C. RYAN in tow, she capsized in a huge gale after her engine failed. The RYAN stood by, but was helpless to assist. RYAN drifted ashore near Bayfield 4 days later, upside-down with her stern and machinery gone. Speculation at the time was that her boiler came loose in heavy seas and tore the rear of her hull of. Owned by Sturdevant Lumber Co. Cleveland. Sources: slh,is,sol,gs,h,mv,lhdc,wb,hgl,mpl,nsp

------2067 NASSAU Other names : none Official no. : 18734 Type at loss : schooner, wood, bulk freight Build info : 1872, G. Goble, Oswego, NY Specs : 137x25x11, 303g 288n Date of loss : 1898, Oct 14 Place of loss : near Bar Point Lake : Erie Type of loss : collision Loss of life : 1 Carrying : wheat Detail : She collided with steamer JOSEPH L. COLBY and sank. Sources: osdo,h,mv,nsp,tel

------1796 MARY NAU Other names : none often seen as MARY NAN Official no. : 16647 Type at loss : schooner, wood Build info : 1864, E. Sorenson, Green Bay Specs : 136gt 129nt Date of loss : 1883, Oct 30 Place of loss : S of Harbor entrance at Grand Haven, MI Lake : Michigan Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none of 6 Carrying : lumber Detail : Bound Whitehall, MI, for Chicago, she drove ashore in a gale. Grand Haven Lifesaving Service rescued her crew, but she broke up the next day. Out of Chicago; Harmon Oleson, Owner Sources: mv,h,polk,nsp,hgl,usls

------2068 NAUTILUS Other names : none also seen as NAUTILLUS Official no. : none Type at loss : schooner, wood (sloop, wood, 1-mast) Build info : (1816, Sandusky, OH) Specs : 42x13x5, 24 t. Date of loss : 1854, Oct 4 Place of loss : Chicago Harbor, off the foot of Lake St. Lake : Michigan Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : salt Detail : She touched a bar and was holed while trying to avoid 3 anchored schooners that were partially blocking the harbor entrance. She sank just off the harbor and was not much damaged, but tugs were unable to release her. A storm about ten days later tore her to pieces. One reliable source states that she was the old sloop shown in parentheses, but newspaper clippings of 1854 call her a schooner. One sailor died when she capsized in a storm above Erie, PA, Sep 18, 1817. Sources: is,www,hgl,nsp

------2069 NAUTILUS Other names : none Official no. : 130487 Type at loss : propeller steam tug, wood Build info : 1886, Poughkeepsie, NY Specs : 88x14x4, 39g 20n Date of loss : 1892, Aug 14 Place of loss : Bark Bay Lake : Superior Type of loss : fire Loss of life : none Carrying : none Detail : Heavily damaged by fire and abandoned, she was later recovered, back in service the next year. Listed in 1892 mv, hgl as a yacht. Sources: gwgl,mv,lss

------4019 JAMES NAVAGH Other names : none Official no. : 13304 Type at loss : schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info : 1857, Baker & Navagh, Oswego, NY Specs : 276 g Date of loss : 1868, Oct 30 Place of loss : N of Twin River Pt. Lake : Michigan Type of loss : storm Loss of life : 1 Carrying : 15,000 bu. wheat Detail : Bound Milwaukee for Oswego, she struck north of Twin River Pt. and broke in two, a total loss. The survivors of her crew spent a miserable night on her bowsprit and were later rescued by local residents in two Mackinaw boats from shore, but her cook later died of exposure. NAVAGH's rigging was later salvaged and used in the schooner LOUISA McDONALD (see LILY E.). Ashore and expected to break up on Middle Island, L. Huron, in October, 1864. Sources: bb,hgl,osdo,nsp

------2070 NAVAJO Other names : built as the steamer KING BEN, renamed in 1904 Official no. : C100660 Type at loss : propeller, wood, bulk freight "rabbit" Build info : 1895, R. Davis, Kingston, Ont. Specs : 109x22x9, 145gc 69nc Date of loss : 1914, Dec 6 Place of loss : S side of Main Duck Isl. Lake : Ontario Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none of 21 Carrying : light Detail : She was driven ashore and wrecked while trying to free the stranded steamer CEYLON. Owned out of Kingston. Major repair after a fire in 1896; rebuilt, 1905 Sources: do2,ns2,csv,mmgl

------2071 NAVARINO Other names : none Official no. : 18703 Type at loss : propeller, wood, passenger & package freight Build info : 1870, G. Rand, Manitowoc, WI Specs : 184x35x13, 761 t. Date of loss : 1871, Oct 9 Place of loss : at Chicago Lake : Michigan Type of loss : fire Loss of life : none Carrying : ? Detail : This brand new vessel was lying at a dock when the city of Chicago was destroyed by its great fire. She tried to pull away, but the wind drawing into the fire held her against the dock. She burned to a total loss. Owned by Goodrich Line. Her machinery was later salvaged and used in the new prop MENOMINEE (later IOWA), which replaced NAVARINO. The remains of the hull may also have been revcoered and rebuilt to a barge or lighter. She was built with an "oscillating" engine, but it proved a failure and was removed in October of her first season, just after her trials. Sources: is(1-60),sol,rsh,hgl,mpl,rsh

------NEBRASKA - See also CONGRESS

------2072 NEEBING Other names : built as JOHN B. KETCHAM, 2nd; named GREENLAND in 1922, COALHURST in 1927, NEEBING the same year Official no. : C130435 Type at loss : propeller, steel, bulk freight sandsucker Build info : 1892, Craig Shipbuilding, Toledo hull# 52 US# 77057 Specs : 193x40x15, 1109gc 908nc Date of loss : 1937, Sep 24 Place of loss : 800 yds off Eagle's Nest Pt, Nipigon Strait Lake : Superior Type of loss : storm Loss of life : 5 of 14 Carrying : gravel Detail : She filled and sank in a gale while towing the barge COTEAU. She had been bound Paradise Island for Red Rock, Ont. Lies in 100' of water. 1st steel vessel built especially for the lumber trade. Sold Canadian, 1913. Sources: mmgl,gwgl,sol,is,ns4,h,csv,lss,win,mpl,do

------2073 NEECHEE Other names : ? Official no. : ? Type at loss : schooner, wood Build info : ? Specs : ? Date of loss : 1863 Place of loss : shore of Russel Isl., W of Tobermory, Ont. Lake : Huron Type of loss : (storm) Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : Wrecked in the shallows. Sources: slh not in mmgl

------2074 G.M. NEELON Other names : noted at launch as GEORGE MORTIMER NEELON Official no. : C83147 Type at loss : schooner-barge, wood, 3-mast, bulk freight Build info : 1873, S. Andrews & Son, Port Dalhousie, Ont. Specs : 139x26x12, 334gc 314nc Date of loss : 1892, Nov 7 Place of loss : Gull Rock, tip of Keweenaw Lake : Superior Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : ? Detail : She broke from the tow of the steamer S.L. TILLEY and struck the rocks in heavy seas. She was abandoned to her underwriters, but was recovered by wrecker J.H. Gillett in November of 1893. Canadian National Archives shows her wrecked and total loss on Lake Superior [no specifics], on Nov 29, 1897, while other sources say she may have lasted even longer. Sources: mmgl,is,wbm,lss,bb,nsp

------3367 HARVEY NEELON Other names : none Official no. : 73953 Type at loss : propeller steam tug, wood Build info : 1876, S Andrews, Port Dalhousie Specs : 74x17x8, 65gc 47nc Date of loss : 1906, Aug 23 Place of loss : Thunder Bay, Ont Lake : Superior Type of loss : fire Loss of life : none Carrying : none Detail : She burned to a total loss while her crew escaped in yawl. The cause of the fire was unknown. Reportedly partially iron framed. Owned by Michael Lemoux of Midland, Ont. Sources: csv(s2),nsp,mmgl

------ALBERT NEFF - See BUTCHER’S MAID

------2075 M.C. NEFF Other names : none Official no. : 92013 Type at loss : propeller, wood, bulk freight, "lumber hooker" Build info : 1888, S. Neff, Oshkosh, WI Specs : 137x29x10, 276g 211n Date of loss : 1909, Sep 20 Place of loss : St Louis R., Duluth Lake : Superior Type of loss : fire Loss of life : none Carrying : pilings Detail : She caught fire while unloading and burned to a total loss. Owned by Thompson & Lavaque Lumber Co. Lies about 500 ft S of the Interstate Transfer RR brige, 50 ft from E shore. Sources: glp,gwgl,is,ns1,lss,mpl,eas

------2076 S. NEFF Other names : sometimes seen as SAMUEL NEFF and SAM NEFF Official no. : 115844 Type at loss : propeller, wood, bulk freight, lumber Build info : 1881, Samuel J. Neff or James Ryan, Oshkosh, WI [on Lake Winnebago] Specs : 128x30x6, 129g 94n Date of loss : 1899, Sep 26 Place of loss : Pelee Isl. Lake : Erie Type of loss : fire Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : The NEFF burned to a total loss at a a dock. She may have been Canadian at time of loss. Driven on breakwater at Cleveland by storm, Aug 11, 1892. Heavily damaged & declared total loss, but later rebuilt. Built as a rafting tug and packet, her engine and boiler came from the large rafting tug AJAX. Sources: h,mv,pss,mpl,usls

------2077 SIDNEY O. NEFF Other names : named M.C. & M.C. No. 2 from 1920 to 24, then returned to her original name Official no. : 116377 Type at loss : propeller, wood, bulk freight Build info : 1890, Burger, Manitowoc, WI as a schooner-barge Specs : 150x30x10, 347g Date of loss : 1940, Jun Place of loss : mouth of Menominee R., Menominee, MI Lake : Michigan Type of loss : hull failure Loss of life : none Carrying : ? Detail : She sprang a leak at the mouth of the river and sank, then was abandoned in place. The wreck is located .35 mi SE of Menominee S. pierhead light. Converted from schooner-barge to bulk freighter in 1896. Sources: glp,sol,ns4,h,lmdc,mv,mpl

------2078 NEGAUNEE Other names : none Official no. : 18467 Type at loss : schooner-barge, wood, bulk freight, 2-mast Build info : 1867, I. Nicholas, Vermilion, OH as 3-mast schooner Specs : 196x34x12, 641g 609n Date of loss : 1906, Oct 1 Place of loss : off Sandusky, OH Lake : Erie Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : iron ore Detail : Tow of steamer CITY oF CONCORD (which sank as well), she went on reef in a gale and was heavily damaged. Before she could be released, another storm on the 30th pushed her off the reef and into deep water. Owned out of Cleveland by Bradley fleet. Sources: ns1,mv,mv,nsp,eas

------NEILSON - See NILSON

------2117 EMMA L. NEILSON Other names : none often spelled NIELSON Official no. : 135665 Type at loss : schooner-barge, wood, bulk freight, 2-mast Build info : 1883, Hanson & Scove, Manitowoc, as a schooner Specs : 98x21x6, 90g 86n Date of loss : 1911, Jun 26 Place of loss : 12 mi E of Tawas Point Lake : Huron Type of loss : collision Loss of life : none? Carrying : light Detail : Upbound, she struck the deep-laden steel ore carrier WYANDOTTE and sank quickly. Her crew quickly abandoned in her boat, and were picked up by WYANDOTTE. Sources: eas,slh,ns2,mv,lhdc,nsp,phr,mpl,sip

------2118 LENA M. NEILSON Other names : none often spelled NIELSON Official no. : ? Type at loss : schooner, wood, lumber Build info : 1896, Ludington Specs : 86 t. Date of loss : 1898, Nov 10 Place of loss : near Lakeside, MI, N of New Buffalo Lake : Michigan Type of loss : storm Loss of life : ? Carrying : lumber Detail : Bound Manistee for Benton Harbor, she was thrown ashore by a gale and wrecked, a total loss. Sources: h,lmdc,nsp,hgl

------3999 NEKICK Other names : also seen as NAKICK Official no. : none Type at loss : schooner, wood Build info : Specs : 40 t. Date of loss : 1850, Aug 9 Place of loss : just W of Cape Vincent, NY Lake : Ontario Type of loss : storm Loss of life : 8 [all] Carrying : mechandise Detail : Bound Oswego and Sackett’s Harbor for St. Vincent, she capsized in a squall with the loss of all hands. She was found floating keel up in the St. Lawrence the next day and was towed into St. Vincent. Out of Sacket’s Harbor. Sources: rp,h,wl

------2080 ELSIE NELL Other names : none Official no. : 136927 Type at loss : propeller steam tug, wood, fishing Build info : 1901, Sturgeon Bay, WI Specs : 62x16x8, 41g 28n Date of loss : 1935, Aug 27 Place of loss : at Drummond Isl. Lake : Huron Type of loss : fire Loss of life : ? Carrying : none Detail : Burned to a total loss in Pigeon Cove. Sources: slh,mv,mpl

------3608 NELLIE Other names : none Official no. : 52204 Type at loss : scow-schooner, wood Build info : 1868, J. Lamott, Bangor, MI Specs : 55x17x4, 28g 27n Date of loss : 1878, Sep Place of loss : unreported Lake : unreported Type of loss : (storm) Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : No detail. Document surrendered at Port Huron Dec 12, 1881, annotated "wrecked in September, 1878." Out of Banks, MI. Sources: vbs,phr,mv

------3751 NELLIE Other names : ? Official no. : ? Type at loss : scow-schooner, wood Build info : (1866, Donaldson, Black R., OH) Specs : 8 t. Date of loss : 1881, Sep 4 Place of loss : 1/4 mile W of Port Sherman, MI Lake : Michigan Type of loss : storm Loss of life : 2 [all] Carrying : fruit, vegetables Detail : Bound Holland for Charlevoix, MI., she capsized in Muskegon harbor entrance while trying to enter in a gale. Her two-man crew was swept away and drowned quickly, even though the Lifesaving Service and several tugs rushed to her assistance. Sources: usls

------3643 NELLIE MAY Other names : none Official no. : 130215 Type at loss : schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info : 1881, E. Wilkinson, East Tawas, MI Specs : 58x17x7, 27g 26n Date of loss : 1900? Place of loss : at Harbor Beach, MI Lake : Huron Type of loss : (storm) Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : Stranded and abandoned at Harbor Beach. Sources: mv,phr,polk

------2081 NELLIE TERESA Other names : none Official no. : C71063 Type at loss : schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info : 1874, Jamieson, Mill Point, Ont. Specs : ??x23x8, 78gc 78nc Date of loss : 1884, May 2 Place of loss : at Port Hope, Ont. Lake : Ontario Type of loss : storm Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : She was caught in a gale and wrecked at a pier. Hailed from Napanee, Ont. A steamer (tug?) called ELIZA BONAR shows in Canadian records with the same official number, builder information and port of hail. She was burned Nov 15, 1891, near Belleville, Ont. Her remains were then hauled out at Belleville and dismantled. Sources: mmgl,h,hgl

------NELSON - See also SCOURGE

------2082 NELSON Other names : none Official no. : 18173 Type at loss : schooner-barge, wood, 3-mast Build info : 1866, Ellsworth & Davidson, Milwaukee as a 3-mast schooner or bark Specs : 199x34x14, 767g 729n Date of loss : 1899, May 13 Place of loss : off Grand Marais, MI Lake : Superior Type of loss : storm Loss of life : 7 of 8 Carrying : coal Detail : Tow of steamer A. FOLSOM(qv), she broke her towline in gale, went to pieces and sank offshore. The captain was the only survivor; his wife and child perished along with the crew when the schooner went to the bottom with the yawl and its occupants still in its davits. Owned by Mitchell Transportation Co. of Bay City. Rebuilt, enlarged [36 ft. longer, 2 ft wider, 2 ft deeper] in 1887. Sources: phr,lssc,gwgl,is,lss,mpl

------2083 O.M. NELSON Other names : none Official no. : 155066 Type at loss : schooner, wood Build info : 1882, Baker, Suttons Bay, MI Specs : 104x25x7, 167g 159n Date of loss : 1889, Jun 4 Place of loss : near Plum Isl., Porte des Mortes Lake : Michigan Type of loss : "foundered" Loss of life : ? Carrying : (storm) Detail : No detail on the accident, but she was declared a total loss. Later recovered. Owned by P. Hanson of Washington Island, WI, in 1894. Sources: mv,h,polk,nsp,atl,bb

------4000 W. S. NELSON Other names : none Official no. : none Type at loss : schooner, wood Build info : ? Specs : ? Date of loss : 1861, Nov 21? (Tuesday before 24th) Place of loss : near Presque Isle, MI Lake : Huron Type of loss : storm Loss of life : (none) Carrying : Detail : She was driven ashore - along with eight other schooners - by a terrific gale and broke up over the next few days. Sources: nsp,hgl (says L. Ont)

------2084 NEMESIS Other names : none Official no. : C none Type at loss : schooner, wood,2-mast Build info : 1868, H. Marlton, Goderich, Ont. Specs : 74x19x7, 82gc 82nc Date of loss : 1883, Nov 11 Place of loss : near Bayfield, Ont. Lake : Huron Type of loss : storm Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : Reported wrecked, but possibly recovered. Shown on one list as still operating in 1898. Registration closed, 1907 as "no longer operating." Not on 1882 insurance list. Owned out of Southampton, Ont. by J. Spence. Sources: mmgl,clu,nsp,polk,hgl,mpl,eb

------NEPTUNE - See also W.L. BROWN

------2085 NEPTUNE Other names : ? Official no. : none Type at loss : brig, wood, 2-mast Build info : 1836, Specs : (166 t.)? Date of loss : 1839, Nov 25 [also given in error as 1840] Place of loss : Little Point Sable Lake : Michigan Type of loss : storm Loss of life : 18 of 21 Carrying : general merchandise Detail : Bound Buffalo for Chicago, she was driven ashore and wrecked by a gale. The captain and two crewmen tried to make it to shore to go for help, but only the captain survived of the three. Two other survivors were found ashore more than a week later. The vessel MAY have been recovered and rebuilt as a schooner or may have been a recently rebuilt schooner at the time of her loss. Sources: is(1-61,2-60),gs,hgl,nsp

------3607 NEPTUNE Other names : none Official no. : 18115 Type at loss : propeller, wood Build info : 1856, V. Bidwell & Banta, Buffalo Specs : 185x30x11, 774g [636 t. om] Date of loss : 1874, Nov 24 Place of loss : at Saginaw, Saginaw R. Lake : Huron Type of loss : fire Loss of life : none Carrying : none Detail : Burned to a total loss in Emerson Bayou, Saginaw, probably as a result of a watchman's lantern or stove. She may have been burned purposely, as a Detroit newspaper clipping says she was "profitably disposed of." Owned by Capt. G. Felcher, Saginaw. Document surrendered at Port Huron 1/14/1878. Sources: phr,mv,lhl,mpl,wl,nsp

------2086 NESHOTO Other names : also seen as NESHOTA Official no. : 18104 Type at loss : schooner, wood Build info : 1864, G.S. Rand, Two Rivers, WI Specs : 287 t. Date of loss : 1872, Sep 28 Place of loss : Sturgeon Point, North of Harrisville, MI Lake : Huron Type of loss : storm Loss of life : 5 of 7 Carrying : iron ore Detail : She foundered near the point in a powerful, but local, gale. For awhile it was thought that she could be recovered, but she was totally destroyed during the following winter. Homeport in 1869, Milwaukee See also CORSAIR Sources: nsp,slh,nsp,hgl,rep,rsl

------2087 NESHOTO Other names : none Some years of MVUS call her NESHOTA Official no. : 130940 Type at loss : propeller, wood, bulk freight Build info : 1889, Quayle & Son, Cleveland Specs : 284x43x22, 2255g 1905n Date of loss : 1908, Sep 27 Place of loss : near Crisp Point Lake : Superior Type of loss : stranded Loss of life : none of 16 Carrying : iron ore Detail : Bound Superior, WI, for Buffalo and blinded by forest fire smoke, she drove ashore near the Point. Not severely damaged, but destroyed by a later storm before she could be removed. Sources: lssc,lss,gwgl,is,ns1,h,mv,mpl,eas

------2088 N.J. NESSEN Other names : built as H.LUELLA WORTHINGTON, renamed in 1904 Official no. : 95603 Type at loss : propeller, wood, bulk freight Build info : 1880, D. Root, Lorain, OH Specs : 149x28x12, 375g 320n Date of loss : 1929, Oct 22 Place of loss : Pigeon Bay, near Leamington, Ont. Lake : Erie Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none of 13 Carrying : scrap iron Detail : She broke in two and sank in a gale. It is often reported that all hands were lost, but this is not true. Her crew was rescued by a hastily-formed group of local fishermen. Sank up to her decks in 1919 near Meaford, Georgian Bay. Her bell resides at the Leamington Marina. Sources: scan(31/1),slh,sol,is,ns3,ledc,win,mpl,eas

------2089 GEORGE NESTER Other names : none Official no. : 85976 Type at loss : schooner-barge, wood, 2-mast Build info : 1887, S Gibson & G. Nester, Baraga, MI Specs : 207x35x14, 791g 751n Date of loss : 1909, Apr 30 Place of loss : Huron Isls., E of Keweenaw, off the lighthouse Lake : Superior Type of loss : storm Loss of life : 7 [all] Carrying : probably lumber Detail : She broke her towline to the steamer SCHOOLCRAFT in a spring blizzard/gale and drove ashore, where she broke up. Her crew perished while the U.S. lighthouse tender MARIGOLD was still attempting to rescue them. Sources: eas,gwgl,is,ns1,h,mv,lss,mpl

------3368 NEVADA Other names : none Official no. : 18319 Type at loss : schooner, wood Build info : 1867, G. Goble, Oswego, NY Specs : 136x26x11, 318 t. Date of loss : 1886, Oct 10 Place of loss : 5 mi E of Ashtabula harbor Lake : Erie Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : coal Detail : Upbound, she was stripped of her canvas and went into the shallows. The schooner BENSON rescued her crew by small boat after several attempts from shore had failed. Owned by John Martin of Oswego Major repairs in 1881 and 1884 Sources: is,polk,nsp,tel,osdo,hgl,mpl,es

------2090 NEVADA Other names : none Official no. : 130218 Type at loss : propeller, wood, bulk freight Build info : 1882, Crosthwaite, Bay City Specs : 186x30x12, 634g 504n Date of loss : 1890, Nov 15 Place of loss : 20 mi NE of Two Rivers, WI Lake : Michigan Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : coal Detail : She sprang a leak in gale and began to founder. Her crew was taken off and the vessel taken in tow by the steamer MANCHESTER, which towed her board-on-board until she sank two hours later. Originally bound Sandusky for Sheboygan, WI. She was a total loss of about $55,000. Owned by Capt. Landgraff, Sandusky Date also given as Nov 8 Sources: vbs,slh,gwgl,h,lss,wb,hgl,sb,bb,mpl,eas,es

------2091 OLLIE NEVILLE Other names : ? Official no. : (155136) Type at loss : schooner (or paddle steamer), wood Build info : 1887, (Brownsville, PA) Specs : 70 t. (93x26x3, 70g 70n) Date of loss : 1905, Jan 3 Place of loss : off Ripley, NY Lake : Erie Type of loss : ? Loss of life : none of 3 Carrying : ? Detail : There is a strangely sketchy report on her loss, considering information on the vessel. Parenthesized vessel was a sternwheeler registered out of Wheeling W.Va. in 1894. Only vessel of this name in MVUS. Sources: mv

------2092 NEW BRUNSWICK Other names : none Official no. : none Type at loss : schooner, wood, 3-mast Build info : 1847, Shickluna, St. Catharines Specs : 138x26x11, 400 t. Date of loss : 1858, Aug 26 Place of loss : abreast of Pelee Isl. Lake : Erie Type of loss : storm Loss of life : 5 of 9 Carrying : black walnut timbers Detail : Her cargo shifted in a storm as she was passing Pelee Isl. causing her to capsize and sink. Much of her valuable cargo, still in excellent condition, was salvaged in 1985. Many salvagers had looked for her, but though some of her lumber was found, the ship herself was not located until 1982-3. She was the 1st vessel to haul grain directly from Chicago to Europe. Sources: is,le,h,ledc,lsp,hgl,mpl,eas not in mmgl

------2093 NEW CONNECTICUT Other names : none Official no. : none Type at loss : schooner, wood Build info : 183?, Conneaut, OH Specs : 60 t. Date of loss : 1833, fall Place of loss : off present day site of Portland, NY Lake : Erie Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : ? Detail : Bound Conneaut for Buffalo, she sprang a leak and capsized. Her crew abandoned ship, leaving a woman passenger behind. She was found still alive under the upturned hull 5 days later. The vessel may have survived the incident. May be the schooner built 1828, Painesville, OH, 64x18x6, 63 t. Sources: is(4-58),hgl,wl

------NEW DOMINION - See also IDA WALKER

------2094 NEW DOMINION Other names : none Official no. : C ? Type at loss : schooner, wood Build info : 1867, Andrews & Son, Port Dalhousie, Ont. Specs : 190g 154n Date of loss : 1884, Oct 26 Place of loss : off Port Maitland Lake : Erie Type of loss : storm Loss of life : 4 or more [all] Carrying : coal Detail : Left Cleveland bound for St Catharine's, but never arrived. She was presumed to have just "gone missing" until her wreckage was found in the shallows about 8 miles off Gull Island Nov 1. Out of Toronto, owned by her skipper and her mate, Capts. J Griffith and J J Daley. Probably the vessel that stranded near Erie, PA, with heavy damage in the spring of 1880. Ashore with significant damage near Amherstburg, Ont., Jul, 1879. (several vessels of this name. This one not in mmgl) Major repair, 1870 Scow NEW DOMINION [65x19x3, 49 t. b. 1867, J. Wyatt, Pike Creek] was reported sunk on L. St. Clair 5/10/91. Sources: mmgl,clu,sol,h,is,nsp,hgl,usls,es,sip,eas,es

------NEW ERA - See EMPRESS

------2095 NEW HAMPSHIRE Other names : none Official no. : 18106 Type at loss : schooner, wood Build info : 1846, J. T. Rundell, Kalamazoo R. [Saugatuck], MI Specs : 87x21x7, 94g 89n Date of loss : 1885, Oct 21 Place of loss : Alcona, MI, 4 mi N of lighthouse at Sturgeon Pt., MI Lake : Huron Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none of 3 Carrying : cordwood Detail : She pounded her seams open against a pier, sank and was wrecked. Her outfit was removed by the scow SEA BIRD. The hulk was later towed out to a nearby reef and abandoned. 39 years old when lost. She capsized and sank in a collision and was thought to be a total loss in December, 1872. Also heavily damaged in a stranding near Marblehead, OH, L. Erie, in 1879. Wrecked and presumed a total loss in the "ALPENA Storm," Oct 16, 1880. Reg out of Detroit, 1884, Waugonner, MI(?), 1874 Rebuilt at Chicago, 1864. Major repair in 1871. Sources: phr,mv,nsp,slh,h,is,hgl,usls,wl

------2096 NEW LISBON Other names : none Official no. : 18111 Type at loss : schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info : 1855, G.A. Thayer, Ashtabula Specs : 115x25x9, 162 t. [236 t. old measure] Date of loss : 1871, Sep 10 Place of loss : off Fairport, OH Lake : Erie Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : staves Detail : Bound for Ashtabula, she capsized in a white squall. Her crew was rescued by the prop ANNIE YOUNG. The hulk drifted around for a few days while several tugs searched for her. It was finally located in midlake by the Canadian schooner JENNIE P. MACK on the 19th and towed into port, but was declared a constructive total loss and abandoned on the 29th. Homeport: Ashtabula, owned by H. Hubbard & Co. Sources: nsp,sagl,mv,hgl,rsl

------2097 NEW ORLEANS Other names : none Official no. : none Type at loss : sidewheel steamer, wood, passenger & package freight Build info : 1844, B.F. Goodson, Detroit Specs : 185x27x13, 610 t. Date of loss : 1849, Jun 11 Place of loss : Thunder Bay. MI Lake : Huron Type of loss : stranded Loss of life : none Carrying : ? Detail : She went aground in a heavy fog and became a total loss. Her passengers and crew made it to Thunder Bay Island by small boat, where they were cared for by the lighthouse keeper.The year of her loss is subject to debate (also given as 1853), but contemporary newspaper clippings show this date. Value of vessel and cargo: $25,000. Enrollment document of Jun 3, 1846 is annotated "surrendered vessel wrecked June 1846." Sources: slh,hdm,lhl,hgl,mpl,nsp,wl,bcw

------2098 NEW ORLEANS Other names : none Official no. : 130333 Type at loss : propeller, wood, bulk freight Build info : 1885, Morley & Hill, Marine City Specs : 232x38x14, 1457g 1170n Date of loss : 1906, Jun 30 Place of loss : off Thunder Bay Isl., MI Lake : Huron Type of loss : collision Loss of life : none Carrying : coal Detail : She collided with the steel steamer WILLIAM R. LINN in a heavy fog and sank. Most of her crew clambered across to the LINN when the two vessels were still stuck together. LINN also pulled two from the lake. Owned by J.B. Hall of Buffalo. Also stranded and abandoned on Whitefish Point, Lake Michigan [10 mi N of Sturgeon Bay], Oct 18, 1903. Sources: nsp,stb,ns1,mv,lhdc,mpl

------3369 NEW YORK Other names : ? Official no. : none Type at loss : schooner, wood Build info : 1832, Pt. Peninsula, NY Specs : ? Date of loss : 1839 or 40 Place of loss : off Petticoat Shoal, Pt. Traverse Lake : Ontario Type of loss : (storm) Loss of life : 9 Carrying : pipe staves Detail : She was wrecked and sunk in 4 fathoms of water, about a half-mile from shore. Wreckage was located in 1895. Owned by Crocker & Bronson of Oswego Sources: 1895 nsp, hgl

------4194 NEW YORK Other names : none Official no. : C33536 Type at loss : schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info : 1847, Oades, Calyton, NY as a brig Specs : 125x26x10, 214 t. Date of loss : 1873, Oct 19 Place of loss : west of "new pier (i.e. breakwater)", Oswego, NY Lake : Ontario Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : lumber Detail : Bound Toronto for Oswego, she was driven ashore at the peak of the worst gale of the year on Lake Ontario, and pounded to pieces within a couple of days. Out of Toronto or Montreal. Sold Canadian in 1861, converted to a schooner about 1870. She was owned out of Clayton, NY, even though she was a registered Canadian vessel from 1861-69 at least. Sources: nsp,hgl,clu,mmgl,wl,jm

------2099 NEW YORK Other names : none Official no. : 18119 Type at loss : propeller, wood, freighter Build info : 1856, Bidwell & Banta, Buffalo asa passenger vessel Specs : 183x32x12, 704 t. [995 om] Date of loss : 1876, Oct 14 Place of loss : off Forester, MI Lake : Huron Type of loss : storm Loss of life : 1 of 16 Carrying : lumber Detail : Bound Parry Sound for Tonawanda with 3 vessels in tow*, she foundered in a northerly gale, after solid water over her decks put out her fires. Her crew abandoned her 12 miles offshore just before she went down. The tiny schooner NEMESIS out of Southampton, Ont. came upon the scene and saved all but one of the steamer’s crew, at great hazard to herself. The wreckage was located 1989 in 25 fathoms of water and her unusual oscillating engine was salvaged by the Smithsonian. *schooner BUTCHER BOY and barges NELLIE McGILVERAY and A.J. CORREY. Ashore and heavily damaged on Point Abino in November, 1874. Converted to a steam barge in 1873, major repairs in 1864 Sources: slh,h,upi,lhl,mv,usls,mpl,rp,es,rsl,eas

------3506 NEW YORK Other names : none Official no. : C72588 Type at loss : sidewheel steamer, wood Build info : 1861, H.C. Pearson, Ogdensburg, NY US#18317 Specs : 96x17x7, 129gc 81nc Date of loss : 1878 Place of loss : at Deseronto, Ont. Lake : Ontario Type of loss : fire Loss of life : none? Carrying : none Detail : Sold Canadian in 1877, hopefully at a bargain price, for when she was hauled out on the ways for rebuilding, she fell apart, a constructive total loss. Her remains were later burned to clear the ways. Sources: csv,lhl,mmgl,rsl

------2100 NEW YORK Other names : none Official no. : 130157 Type at loss : propeller, wood, package freighter Build info : 1879, Union Dry Dock Co., Buffalo Specs : 269x37x16, 1922g 1752n Date of loss : 1910, Oct 1 Place of loss : 30 mi NE of North Point, Thunder Bay, MI* Lake : Huron Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : (gen frt) Detail : She began to break up in a terrific storm. Her distress signals were spotted by the steel steamer MATAAFA(qv), which came to windward and blocked the weather while NEW YORK's crew abandoned her in her boat. *also given as "a few miles from Thunder Bay Isl.,""near South Point" and "center of the mouth of Thunder Bay." Sources: stb,slh,sol,ns2,lhdc,mv,mpl,eas

------2102 NEWARK Other names : ? Official no. : none Type at loss : schooner, wood Build info : ? Specs : ? Date of loss : 1864 Place of loss : unreported Lake : Huron Type of loss : storm Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : no detail Sources: slh,hgl

------2103 NEWAYGO Other names : none Official no. : 130488 Type at loss : propeller, wood, bulk freight, lumber Build info : 1890, A. Anderson, Marine City Specs : 196x37x13, 906g 698n Date of loss : 1903, Nov 17 Place of loss : N of Tobermory, Ont. Lake : Huron Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : coal Detail : Upbound, she missed the channel in a blinding blizzard-gale and went aground. A succession of storms tore her to pieces. She had been bound Cleveland for French River, Ont., towing the barge CHECOTAH. Wreckage ended up on Devil Isl. Reef. Owned out of Port Huron by McMorran. Sources: slh,s,mv,lhdc,nsp,phr,mpl,eas

------3507 OLIVER NEWBERRY Other names : none Official no. : none Type at loss : sidewheel steamer, wood Build info : 1832, Fairbank Church, Palmer, MI Specs : 121x20x8, 170 t. Date of loss : 1839, Apr Place of loss : near Toledo Lake : Erie Type of loss : (storm) Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : Foundered. No detail. Perhaps recovered - hgl shows her demise as "broken up." Sources: lhl,wl

------4063 A. H. NEWBOLD Other names : also seen as NEWBOULD, A. W. NEWBOLD Official no. : none Type at loss : schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info : 1848, J. S. Andrews, China, MI Specs : 93x22x8, 153 t. om Date of loss : 1852, Nov 11 Place of loss : on the breakwall at Buffalo Lake : Erie Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Cargo : in ballast Detail : She set out from the same harbor, but before reaching Point Abino ran into a gale. She put back for Buffalo, but was unable to enter the harbor due to the obstruction of the entrance by another vessel. By the time a line was brought ashore, she was up on the breakwater and going to pieces. Her mate swam to the breakwater with a rope about his waist and the other crewmen were able to get ashore via that. Out of Chicago, owned by Tremain. In the 2nd week of December, 1851, she reportedly capsized with the loss of all hands off Holland, MI, with the loss of about 30 crewmen and passengers. If true this would be the greatest sailing ship disaster in Lake Michigan history. She was laden with lumber camp supplies and had 8 yoke of oxen on deck. Stranded on Racine Reef in December, 1848. Sources: nsp,hgl,wl,bb,sf,rnc

------2104 NEWBURGH Other names : built as steamer WILLIAM M. TWEED, renamed before 84 Official no. : 80265 Type at loss : propeller, wood, bulk freight Build info : 1871, Union Dry Dock, Buffalo Specs : 216x33x14, 1299g 1195n Date of loss : 1892, Nov 19 Place of loss : 10 mi W of Long Point lighthouse Lake : Erie Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : "valuable" Detail : She went aground and was destroyed by a SW gale and blizzard. Her boiler was recovered and in 1895 went into the steamer RUBE RICHARDS. Registered out of Buffalo to "Lackawanna Line" Sources: mv,ledc,polk,wb,hgl,nsp,mpl

------3508 NEWBURYPORT Other names : also seen as NEWBERRYPORT Official no. : none Type at loss : sidewheel steamer, wood Build info : 1829, Erie, PA* Specs : 75g 36n Date of loss : 1834, Oct** Place of loss : near Chicago Lake : Michigan Type of loss : (storm) Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : Stranded and lost. *also seen as 1832, Erie **1836 also seen Sources: lhl,hgl,is

------D. NEWHALL - See RAY S. FARR

------3817 JOHN S. NEWHOUSE Other names : none also seen as J.S. NEWHOUSE Official no. : 12764 Type at loss : barge, wood, lumber Build info : 1856, Peck & Masters, Cleveland Specs : 135(oa)x26x11, 292 t. [381 t. old measure] Date of loss : 1874, Oct 25 Place of loss : at Grand Haven Lake : Michigan Type of loss : storm Loss of life : ? Carrying : lumber Detail : She went ashore and wrecked, a total loss. She caught fire, burned to the waterline and was scuttled in Traverse Bay in July of 1871. . She was recovered in August of 1873 and converted to this barge.. Out of Chicago Ashore near Goderich, Ont. in the great storm of November, 1860. Sources: nsp,hgl,mv,rsl

------3646 OSCAR NEWHOUSE Other names : none Official no. : 19459 Type at loss : gas propeller schooner, wood, packet Build info : 1876, Olsen, Sheboygan, WI as a 2-mast schooner Specs : 70x20x7, 70g 65n Date of loss : 1927, Jul 8 Place of loss : Rocky Pt., MI Lake : St. Mary's R. Type of loss : fire Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : No detail. Document surrendered at Port Huron Aug 20, 1927, annotated "vessel burned." Converted from 2-mast schooner to auxiliary gas screw between 1895 and 1910. She was reportedly used as a rumrunner in her later years. Sources: phr,mv,polk,mpl,eas

------2105 J.B. NEWLAND Other names : none also seen as J. B. NEWLAN Official no. : 75366 Type at loss : schooner, wood, lumber Build info : 1870, G. Henderson, Manitowoc, WI Specs : 111x26x8, 158g 150n Date of loss : 1910, Sep 8 Place of loss : E of S. Manitou Isl. Lake : Michigan Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none of 6 Carrying : ? Detail : She went ashore in fog and blizzard conditions. Thought to be a total loss, she was later recovered by the U.S. reverue cutter TUSCARORA. Sold Canadian in 1914 [C#103820]. Registry closed in March, 1922, then towed out and scuttled off Kingston, Ont., in 1929, dropped from Canadian List of Shipping in 1932. Sources: mv,nb,osdo,mmgl,mpl,wl

------2106 NEWSBOY Other names : none Official no. : 18086 Type at loss : schooner, wood, 3-mast Build info : 1862, Kirby & Hoyt, Saginaw, MI Specs : 152x31x13, 413g 393n Date of loss : 1891, Nov 19 Place of loss : Rock Isl., WI Lake : Michigan Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : ? Detail : She was driven ashore by a NW gale and was reported to have gone to pieces on Nov 21. Collided with and sunk schooner E.B. ALLEN(qv) in Nov 18, 1871. Some sources show her built as a bark. Rebuilt, 1884. Sources: mv,vbs,h,sbs,polk,wb,hgl,sb,eas

------2107 U.S.S. NIAGARA Other names : none Official no. : none Type at loss : brig, wood, 2-mast, naval vessel Build info : 1813, Presque Isle(Erie), PA Specs : 480 t. Date of loss : 1833 [approx.] Place of loss : Misery Bay, off Erie, PA Lake : Erie Type of loss : hull failure Loss of life : none Carrying : none Detail : Sank out of sheer neglect. Raised and rebuilt in 1913 for Centennial of Battle of Lake Erie. Still sails the Lakes. Perry's flagship during Battle of Lake Erie, War of 1812. Sources: le,phgl,nsp,mpl

------3509 NIAGARA Other names : none Official no. : none Type at loss : sidewheel steamer, wood Build info : 1826, Black Rock (Buffalo), NY Specs : 102x21x8, 157 t. Date of loss : 1837, Jul 7 Place of loss : near Huron, OH Lake : Erie Type of loss : collision Loss of life : none Carrying : ? Detail : She collided with steamer PENNSYLVANIA and heavily damaged. She was reserved for future rebuilding, but was never repaired. The hulk was burned to retrieve metal parts and scuttled in L. Erie, Apr 3, 1842. Owned by L. Happ, Monroe, MI Sources: lhl,hgl,is,wl

------2108 NIAGARA Other names : none Official no. : none Type at loss : sidewheel steamer, passenger & package freight Build info : 1845, Bidwell & Banta, Buffalo, NY Specs : 230x34x14, 1,009 t. om Date of loss : 1856, Sep 24 Place of loss : 1.5 miles off Port Washington, WI in 55 ft of water Lake : Michigan Type of loss : fire Loss of life : about 70 of around 140. Sources vary widely as to the number of lives lost. Carrying : general freight and passengers Detail : She caught fire well offshore while bound Collingwood, Ont. for Chicago. The skipper turned her and ran her for shore, but the speed just fanned the flames and she burned through and sank a few miles short. The steamers TRAVELER and ILLINOIS and a number of schooners including MARBLE and MARY GROVER helped to rescue the survivors. It was later determined that some flammable material in her freight was the cause of the fire. The loss caused an uproar in the Cleveland papers about the shipping of contraband flammable goods. Owned by the Collingwood line of the New York and Erie RR. Out of Erie, Pa., in 1855 Sources: lmdc,lhl,glss,lh,lm,is,hgl,lmdc,nsp,mpl,eas,ctw,wl,gmw

------4195 NIAGARA Other names : none Official no. : C none Type at loss : schooner, wood Build info : 1850, L. Wilson, Wilson, NY Specs : 88x19x7, 106gc Date of loss : 1856, Dec 10 Place of loss : at Port Hope, Ont. Lake : Ontario Type of loss : storm Loss of life : at least 2 Carrying : ? Detail : The schooner was driven ashore and stranded off Port Hope. Local sailors assembled two lifeboats and volunteered to crew them, and affected a rescue of the NIAGARA's sailors, but two lifesavers were lost when one of the lifeboats capsized. Out of Montreal. Sources: nsp,mmgl

------2109 NIAGARA Other names : none Official no. : 18787 Type at loss : schooner-barge, wood, bulk freight Build info : 1873, Parsons & Humble, Tonawanda, NY (or Barcelona) Specs : 205 ft, 764g 727n Date of loss : 1887, Sep 7 Place of loss : 3.5 mi off Vermilion Point Lake : Superior Type of loss : storm Loss of life : 9 or 10 [all] Carrying : iron ore Detail : She slipped into the wave-troughs in a heavy gale, capsized and sank. Her iron ore, which was usually a very stable cargo, had shifted in the big waves. Tow of steamer AUSTRALASIA, she was reportedly overloaded by about 250 tons. The crew escaped the boat but was lost when her lifeboat capsized. She was a member of the Corrigan fleet. Wreckage located in 1972. Major repair in 1883. She had also been involved in a number of other serious accidents. Sources: mv,nsp,is(4-73),gwgl,lssc,lss,wb,hgl,usls,sb,mpl,eas,es3-1,

------2110 NIAGARA Other names : none Official no. : C73951 Type at loss : propeller, wood, bulk freight "steam barge" Build info : 1875, Simpson, St, Catharine's Specs : 136x26x12, 468 t. Date of loss : 1899, Dec 5 Place of loss : E of Long Point Lake : Erie Type of loss : storm Loss of life : 17 [all]* Carrying : 3.4 million shingles [ pig iron also given] Detail : Bound Parry Sound for Buffalo, she foundered in a gale, apparently breaking up before she went down. Large pieces of wreckage were strewn all along the Canadian coast from Port Maitland to Port Colborne. A poignant note in a bottle, reputedly written by the skipper in the steamer's last moments, was found a few days later. *12 also given (A schooner NIAGARA, built at Picton, 1873 by Tait, was reported lost on Long Point with all hands on the same date in 1889. Probably misreporting of the same accident.) Rebuilt and enlarged at Detroit, 1882. Originally 348 t. Sources: mmgl,sol,is,h,ledc,csv,win,mpl,eas,waw

------2111 NIAGARA Other names : none Official no. : 18714 Type at loss : propeller tug & freighter, wood Build info : 1872, Campbell & Owen, Detroit hull# 21 Specs : 130x25x9, 277g 183n Date of loss : 1904, Jun 4 Place of loss : Knife Isl., near Duluth Lake : Superior Type of loss : stranded Loss of life : none Carrying : ? Detail : She went ashore in a heavy fog and wrecked, a.total loss. The tug EDNA G answered her distress calls and took 13 passengers & crew off. The engine and boiler were later salvaged. Owned by Perry Wrecking of Soo, MI Sources: atl,gwgl,is,mv,lss,mpl

------2112 NIAGARA Other names : built as DRUID, renamed in 1901 Official no. : C53589 Type at loss : barge, iron? (at least iron-framed, perhaps iron hulled) Build info : 1856, Todd & McGregor, Glasgow, Scotland as a sidewheel passenger steamer (one source says sternwheeler) Specs : 159x22 ft, 396 t. Date of loss : 1936, Oct 1* Place of loss : Thunder Bay, Ont. Lake : Superior Type of loss : "lost" Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : Foundered in Thunder Bay. Used as a Southern blockade runner during the American Civil War. Sold Canadian, 1866. Owned by Canada Ministry of Marine in the 80's. Rebuilt from a sidewheeler to a prop in 1894. Rebuilt to this barge in 1914. Her hull was 80 years old when lost. Rebuilt again in 1901 *or 1921 Sources: mmgl,csv,mpl

------NIAGARA FRONTIER - See FRONTIER

------4245 NICARAGUA Other names : none Official # : none Type at loss : schooner, wood Build info : 1856, F. N. Jones, Buffalo Specs : 313 t. Date of loss : 1864 Place of loss : Chicago harbor Lake : Michigan Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none reported Carrying : coal Detail : She went ashore and was sunk just north of the entrance to the Chicago River. The wreck became a significant obstruction in the harbor. She was raised in 1875, towed to a spot just north of the north pier, and allowed to sink again.. Out of Oswego. Sources : nsp,hgl

------JOHN NICE - See GRACE A. RUELLE

------2113 I.W. NICHOLAS Other names : later INLAND(1914) Official no. : 100589 Type at loss : propeller, steel, bulk freight Build info : 1894, Cleveland Shipbuilding, Cleveland hull# 20 Specs : 328x42x27, 2624g 1857n Date of loss : 1913, Nov 27 Place of loss : Thunder Bay Lake : Huron Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : flax Detail : She stranded in a storm and was declared a total loss. Subsequently recovered, shortened 80 ft. in a major rebuild and returned to service as INLAND [C#130440] by Reid Towing and Wrecking of Sarnia, Ont. Scrapped in 1937. Sources: eas,sol,h,slh

------3818 ISAAC W. NICHOLAS Other names : none most often seen as J.W. NICHOLAS, also J.W. NICHOLS Official no. : 13477 Type at loss : schooner, wood Build info : 1862, I.W. Nicholas, Vermilion, OH Specs : 317 t. Date of loss : 1873, Oct 20 Place of loss : Pigeon Bay, near Point Pelee Lake : Erie Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : iron ore Detail : She was caught in a Lake Erie gale while bound Escanaba, MI, for Cleveland. She sought shelter and came to anchor in Pigeon Bay with several other vessels, but dragged her anchors and went ashore. As she sank the crew climbed her rigging and were soon rescued by a boat from the Canadian schooner DENMARK. Her outfit was later salvaged by the schooner C.M. MINCH, of the same fleet. Part of the Minch fleet. Sources: nsp,hgl,mv,rsl

------2114 A.P. NICHOLS Other names : none Official no. : 566 Type at loss : schooner, wood, 3-mast Build info : 1861, Bailey Bros., Madison Dock, OH as a bark Specs : 145x30x12, 300g 285n Date of loss : 1892, Oct 28 Place of loss : Pilot Isl., Green Bay Lake : Michigan Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : ? Detail : She was driven ashore and wrecked in a NW gale. Her crew was rescued by the local lightkeeper. Suffered major fire damage while tied to a dock a Chicago during the great Chicago Fire of October, 1871. Heavily damaged and declared lost in storm Nov 9, 1872. Also ashore with heavy damage near Detour, MI, May 20, 1888. Registered out of Chicago Sources: nsp,sol,nl,wb,mv,polk,hgl,rsl

------2115 ELIZABETH A. NICHOLSON Other names : shows in some MVUS as ELIZABETH A. NICKOLSON Official no. : 8853 Type at loss : schooner, wood, 3-mast, bulk freight Build info : 1872, E. Fitzgerald, Port Huron Specs : 188x33x14, 722g 686n Date of loss : 1895, Nov 25 Place of loss : 7 mi N of Evanston, ILL Lake : Michigan Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : coal Detail : Tow of J. EMORY OWEN, she was driven on the rocks and declared a total loss in a fall gale. She was high on the beach.. A clever and very expensive salvage job put her back in service, but she was gone before the turn of the century. Ashore and declared lost near Marquette, Nov, 1889. Sources: phr,nsp,h,mv,wb,hgl,mpl

------2116 JOHN M. NICOL Other names : none Official no. : 76976 Type at loss : propeller, wood, package freight Build info : 1889, F. Wheeler, W. Bay City hull# 46 Specs : 263x42x16, 2126g 1649n Date of loss : 1906, Dec 13 Place of loss : Big Summer Isl., near Garden Peninsula Lake : Michigan Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : (coal) Detail : She ran aground in a blizzard and broke in two, a total loss. The crew were rescued by local fishermen in a small gas launch. Sources: eas,ns1,lmdc,nsp,mpl

------NICOLET - See ANN HARKLEY ------NIELSON - See NEILSON, NILSON

------2119 NIGHTINGALE Other names : none Official no. : 18123 Type at loss : schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info : 1856, Shaler, Conneaut, OH Specs : 138 ft. 272n Date of loss : 1869, Sep 18 Place of loss : near Spectacle Reef, Straits Lake : Huron Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : iron ore Detail : She struck what was later the site of Spectacle Reef light in a storm and foundered. Wreckage and cargo had to be removed in 1872 when the lighthouse was built. Tug MAGNET did the work. Homeport: Erie, PA SSM says lost on the 11th. Major repairs in 1864 Sources: slh,mv,ssm,nsp,hgl,rsl,mdwl

------2120 NIKO Other names : none Official no. : 130439 Type at loss : propeller, wood, bulk freight Build info : 1889, Linn & Craig, Trenton hull# 38 Specs : 189x35x13, 1040g 929n Date of loss : 1924, Nov 2 Place of loss : near Garden Island, in the Beavers group Lake : Michigan Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : (lumber) Detail : She foundered in a gale, her crew being rescued by her towbarge, C.E. REDFERN(qv). She lay on bottom so that only the roofs of her deckhouses were exposed, and her crew clung to them for 6 hours until rescue was done. REDFERN was then towed to Manistique by the "G-tug" ILLINOIS. Owned by Hines Lumber Co. or Hamilton Trans Co., of Chicago Sources: nsp,sol,ns3,lmdc,mv,mpl,eas

------2121 NILE Other names : none Official no. : none Type at loss : sidewheel steamer, wood, passenger & package freight Build info : 1843, B. F. Goodsell, Detroit Specs : 183x27x14, 642 t. Date of loss : 1850, Sep 6 Place of loss : in harbor at Milwaukee Lake : Michigan Type of loss : fire Loss of life : none Carrying : ? Detail : She caught fire and burned to a total loss, along with a warehouse and dock. The fire was suspected to be arson. She had gone on the beach in a gale in October of the previous year and had recently been refloated after a long salvage effort. While being towed into the harbor for her repairs, she was torn loose by a storm and ran aground again. Her burned out remains were auctioned off in 1852, and an attempt was made to raise and refurbish her in 1860. Owned by Oliver Newberry of Detroit. Also wrecked near Milwaukee in 1849. Her engine had been salvaged from the steamer MILWAUKIE(qv). Rebuilt in 1846. Sources: sol,hdm,lhl,hgl,mpl,nsp,wl,bcw,bc

------2122 NILE Other names : none Official no. : none Type at loss : propeller, wood, passenger & package freight Build info : 1852, Moses & Quayle, Ohio City [Cleveland also given] Specs : 190x28x12, 650 t. [om] Date of loss : 1864, May 21 Place of loss : at Detroit Lake : Detroit R. Type of loss : explosion Loss of life : 8 crewmen plus one man ashore Carrying : household goods, horses, wagons Detail : She was sitting at her dock when her boiler exploded, destroying the ship and killing 8, mainly engineroom crew. Large pieces of her boiler flew as far as 300 feet while other fragments damaged houses across the river at Windsor. A large timber was thrown through the brick back wall of a nearby shoe store, striking a cobbler in the back of the head and killing him. At least 13 other crew and passengers were injured. As late as 1877, the steamer MILTON D. WARD ran on her wreckage, which had been moved to the foot of Clarke’s dock, Detroit, in July, 1864. It was finally flattened by explosives in 1882. She was owned by J.C and E.T.Evans of Buffalo. Major repairs in 1861, 62 Sources: lhl,hdm,sol,hgl,nsp,wl,rsl,eas,jb

------2079 CHRISTINE NILSON Other names : also seen: CHRISTINE or CHRISTINA NEILSON, NILSSON & NEILSSON Official no. : 125293 Type at loss : schooner, wood Build info : 1871, Hanson & Scove, Manitowoc, WI Specs : 311g, 295n Date of loss : 1884, Oct (21) Place of loss : near Bailey's Harbor, WI, Door Peninsula Lake : Michigan Type of loss : storm Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : Wrecked on a reef. Heavily damaged in the Chicago Fire, Oct, 1871. Sources: mv,lmdc,polk,hgl,mpl,es,nsp

------2123 ALEX. NIMICK Other names : none sometimes seen as ALEXANDER NIMICK Official no. : 106702 Type at loss : propeller, wood, bulk freight Build info : 1890, J. Davidson, W. Bay City hull# 30 Specs : 298x40x21, 1968g 1632n Date of loss : 1907, Sep 20 Place of loss : near mouth of Two-hearted River, MI Lake : Superior Type of loss : storm Loss of life : 6 of 17 Carrying : coal Detail : She pressed on for Duluth in a gale after sheltering behind Whitefish Pt. for a day, then was driven on a bar 13 miles west of Vermilion Pt. The survivors made it to shore in a lifeboat. Vessel pounded to pieces in 26 feet of water. Sources: eas,vbs,is(2-75),lssc,lss,sbs,gwgl,ns1,mpl

------4196 NIMROD Other names : none Official no. : none Type at loss : schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info : 1857, W. L. Curtis, Sheffield, Oh Specs : 92x23x6, 101 t. om Date of loss : 1858, Aug 26 Place of loss : between Cleveland and Buffalo Lake : Erie Type of loss : storm Loss of life : all Carrying : 200 tons of grindstones Detail : She left Cleveland for Buffalo August 25, and never arrived. By Sep 2 she was considered to have been lost with all hands in a storm of the 26th. Sources: nsp,rnc,wl

------4197 NIMROD Other names : none Official # : ? Type at loss : schooner, wood, 3-mast Build info : 1873, ? Specs : 184 ft. ca. 600 t. Date of loss : 1874, Nov 9 Place of loss : off Port Stanley, Ont. Lake : Erie Type of loss : collision Loss of life : none Carrying : 35,000 bu wheat Detail : Large, new upper lakes schooner collided in fog and darkness with the even bigger schooner MICHIGAN and sank a little E of Port Stanley and 10 mi offshore. After staying in her rigging for some time, the crew escaped in her boat, were later picked up by the schooner GRANTHAM. Sources : do,nsp

------2124 CHARLES K. NIMS Other names : none also seen as C.K. NIMS Official no. : 4271 Type at loss : schooner, wood, 3-mast (shown as a bark in 1871, 77) Build info : 1866, Quayle & Martin, Cleveland built as a bark Specs : 514 n Date of loss : 1881, Sep Place of loss : abreast of Pelee Isl. Lake : Erie Type of loss : collision Loss of life : none Carrying : ? Detail : NIMS callenged the giant schooner DAVID DOWS(qv) to a race and was slightly ahead when she cut under the bows and was rammed by the big 5-master. After she went down her crew was picked up by the steamer P. H. BIRCKHEAD. The schooner JOHN B. MERRILL was also racing. After several attempts to raise the NIMS, wreckers abandoned her in October of 1882. One source says she was lost near Bar Point. Out of Buffalo Sources: mv,is(1-86),nsp,hgl,wl,es

------2125 NINA Other names : ? Official no. : (C) Type at loss : schooner, wood Build info : (1852, A. Cantin, Montreal) Specs : ? (91x19x6) Date of loss : 1875, May 24 Place of loss : Off Harrisville, MI about mid-lake Lake : Huron Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : ? Detail : She was bound Michael's Bay for Goderich, Ont. when she sprang a leak and sank in mid-lake. Her crew escaped in her yawlboat and drifted for two days and two nights, having only a loaf of bread to share among them. Parenthesized vessel’s official record shows her "broken up" April 12, 1875. (Maybe US#18505, 62 t., homeport: Baltimore, OH - near Milan) Sources: slh,(mv),(mmgl),hgl,jb,nsp

------NIPIGON - See also STEPHEN C. CLARK

------2126 NIPIGON Other names : ? Official no. : ? Type at loss : schooner, wood Build info : ? Specs : ? Date of loss : 18?? (early) Place of loss : S of Bois Blanc Isl., Straits of Mackinac Lake : Huron Type of loss : storm Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : She struck bottom in a storm, stove in her hull planking and sank. The area where she went down is shown as "Nipigon Strait"(now "South Channel") on old maps, perhaps in her honor. Sources: lhdc,

------2127 NIRVANA Other names : none Official no. : 130481 Type at loss : schooner-barge, wood, 3-mast, bulk freight Build info : 1890, J. Davidson, W. Bay City, hull# 37 Specs : 170x34x13, 611g 580n Date of loss : 1905, Oct 20 Place of loss : in harbor at Grand Marais, MI Lake : Superior Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : light Detail : Tow of steamer L.L. BARTH, she was torn loose and driven aground, where she split in two fore to aft. She went to the bottom 1/4 mi offshore after her crew had scrambled to safety, later washed up on the beach E of the piers. See also GALATEA. Sources: nsp,lssc,lss,h,mv,eas

------2128 BENJ. NOBLE Other names : none often seen as BENJAMIN NOBLE Official no. : 206240 Type at loss : propeller, steel, bulk freight Build info : 1909, Detroit Shipbuilding, Wyandotte hull# 178 Specs : 239x42x19, 1481g 887n Date of loss : 1914, Apr 27 Place of loss : somewhere between Two Harbors, MN and Duluth Lake : Superior Type of loss : storm Loss of life : 22 [all] Carrying : steel rails Detail : Reportedly overloaded, she turned back toward Two Harbors after an unsuccessful attempt to make the harbor at Duluth in a powerful gale. She foundered with all hands at an unknown position somewhere along that route. Sources: eas,atl,gwgl,lss,gs,gsgl,sol,wm2,ns2,h,mpl

------3819 ROBERT NOBLE Other names : none Official no. : 110577 Type at loss : propeller tug, wood Build info : 1883, Sturgeon Bay, WI Specs : 74g 37n Date of loss : 1888, Nov 7 Place of loss : on Green Bay, near Menominee. MI Lake : Michigan Type of loss : fire Loss of life : (none) Carrying : none Detail : Destroyed by fire. Sources: mv,nsp,hgl,mpl

------4023 S. L. NOBLE Other names : none also seen as STANLEY L. NOBLE Official no. : 23103 Type at loss : schooner or scow-schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info : 1846, Erastus Lockwood, Fairport, OH Specs : 94x20x7, 126 g* Date of loss : 1868, Nov 16 Place of loss : near Clay Banks, Wis. Lake : Michigan Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Cargo : cordwood Detail : She was driven ashore north of Gillilland’s Pier by a gale and broke up, a total loss. In Canadian registry 1855-57. Also driven ashore on Bar Pt., L. Erie, with a cargo of plaster, Nov 20, 1860, and declared a total loss. Out of Monroe, MI at that time. *Enlarged about 1851 from 78x20x7, 105 t. Sources: nsp,bb,hgl,wl

------2129 NOMAD Other names : none Official no. : (18489) Type at loss : schooner, wood Build info : ? Specs : 40 t. (22 t) Date of loss : 1871 Place of loss : off Presque Isle, (MI or PA) Lake : Hur or Er Type of loss : ? Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : no detail (homeport: Toledo) Sources: slh,(mv),(hgl)

------2130 NONPARIEL Other names : none Official no. : none Type at loss : schooner, wood Build info : 1856, W. Shupe or Merry & Gay, Milan, OH Specs : ca. 300 t. Date of loss : 1866, late Jul Place of loss : Middle Island Reef, 1 mi SW of Middle Isl. Lake : Huron Type of loss : (storm) Loss of life : (none) Carrying : iron ore or coal Detail : She was stranded and wrecked, probably in a storm. Wrecking captain Jones attempted to salvage her the next spring, but eventually gave it up. Sources: nsp,slh,hgl,rsl

------2131 NOQUEBAY Other names : none Official no. : 18747 Type at loss : schooner-barge, wood Build info : 1872, A. Turner, Trenton, MI as a schooner Specs : 205x34x12, 684g 652n Date of loss : 1905, Oct 8 Place of loss : Presque Isle Bay, Stockton Isl., Apostles Lake : Superior Type of loss : fire/storm Loss of life : none Carrying : lumber Detail : Tow of steamer LIZZIE MADDEN, she was bound for Bay City. She caught fire near her donkey boiler on the deck forward in a storm, then beached and was destroyed by combination of storm and fire. Owned by estate of T.F. Madden of Bay City. Struck breakwater and sunk at Erie, PA, Sep 30, 1895. Sources: gwgl,is,ns1,mv,lss,nsp,phr,mpl,eas

------3820 NORA Other names : none Official no. : ? Type at loss : schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info : 1869, B.B. Locklin, Sheboygan, WI Specs : 64x17x6, 90 gt. Date of loss : 1869, Oct 28 Place of loss : 16 miles SE of Sheboygan, WI Lake : Michigan Type of loss : collision Loss of life : none Carrying : brick or stone Detail : While bound Sheboygan for Muskegon, the little schooner was run down by a much larger one, SWEEPSTAKES, which was upbound for Chicago. The two stuck together for long enough for the NORA’s crew to transfer themselves and their belongings to SWEEPSTAKES before their vessel sank in deep water about 45 minutes after the collision. Sources: nsp,hgl,mpl,bb,mdwl ------2132 NORDMEER Other names : none Official no. : German LR525650 call no. DIGH Type at loss : propeller, steel, package and bulk freighter Build info : 1954, Flensburger Schiffs Gesellshaft, Flensburg, Germany Specs : 470 ft., 8683 t. Date of loss : 1966, Nov 19 Place of loss : a few mi N of Thunder Bay Isl. Lake : Huron Type of loss : navigational error Loss of life : none Carrying : stainless steel wire Detail : She misread a marker buoy and ran aground on a reef. She was expected to be an easy salvage, but a big storm a few days later wrecked her bottom and her removal and repair became too expensive a job. Her crew had stayed aboard after the grounding, then had to be rescued by helicopter during the storm on the same night that the DANIEL J. MORRELL went down some miles to the south. The Nordstrand fishing tug LEON J. out of Alpena assisted in the wild-weather rescue. NORDMEER's emergent wreckage is a frequent visit for pleasure boaters, but her valuable cargo was mostly recovered soon after the wreck. Wreck: 45deg,8'20" N, 83deg,9'30" W. Sources: glp,is(1-67),stb,slh,sol,lhdc,net,nsc

------3730 NORFOLK Other names : none Official no. : C none Type at loss : schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info : 1853, Shaw, Kingston Specs : 91x21x8, 130 t. Date of loss : 1854, Nov 13 (also given as 20th) Place of loss : at Scotch Bonnet, near Kingston, Ont. Lake : Ontario Type of loss : storm Loss of life : 5 of 7 Carrying : staves Detail : She was wrecked in a southerly gale. Three crew were washed overboard, the captain killed by a wayward fore boom and another sailor became entangled in a length of loose rigging and was strangled. Out of Port Dover Sources: mmgl,hgl,nsp,rnc

------2133 NORFOLK Other names : ? Official no. : none Type at loss : sidewheel steamer, wood, passenger & package freight Build info : 1868, G. Dow, Port Rowan, Ont. Specs : 80x15x7, 43 t. Date of loss : 1877, Mar or Apr Place of loss : near Napanee, Ont. Lake : Ontario Type of loss : fire Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : She burned to a total loss of $7,000. Plans were made to raise her and rebuild her to a ferry in the fall of 1878, but only her engine was ever salvaged. Sources: csqw,csv,dmt

------2134 NORLOND Other names : built as steamer EUGENE C. HART, renamed, 1922 Official no. : 136131 Type at loss : propeller, wood, passenger & package freight Build info : 1890, Burger & Burger, Manitowoc, WI Specs : 152x25x18, 522g 470n Date of loss : 1922, Nov 13 Place of loss : 2 mi off Milwaukee [8 mi off St. Francis, WI] Lake : Michigan Type of loss : storm Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : She sprang a serious leak in a storm and raced for shore, but she sank before she made it. 126 ft long when built, 26 ft. added before 1895. Sources: mv,is,ns3,mpl,eas

------3370 NORMA Other names : ? Official no. : 18605 Type at loss : schooner, wood Build info : 1867, Depere, WI Specs : 58x14x4, 20g 19n Date of loss : 1900, Oct Place of loss : near Egg Harbor, WI Lake : Michigan Type of loss : (storm) Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : "lost." Notice of her loss "a few weeks ago" appeared in Free Press Nov 12. Sources: mv,polk,nsp

------2137 NORMAN Other names : none Official no. : 18167 Type at loss : propeller, wood Build info : 1863, Kitts & Miller, Oswego, NY Specs : 137x26x13, 465g 388n Date of loss : 1883, Nov 11 Place of loss : 3 mi N of Pentwater Lake : Michigan Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : light Detail : Drove ashore in a gale and pounded to pieces. Another prop of this name was lost near the same time, a schooner NORMAN the same week. See below. Registered out of Manistee to R.G. Peters. Major repair in 1879 Sources: polk,tel,mv,nsp,hgl,mpl,eas,eb

------2135 NORMAN Other names : none Official no. : 18101 Type at loss : schooner, wood, 3-mast Build info : 1848, R. Ellenwood, Sacket's Harbor, NY as a bark Specs : 134x26x10, 251g 239n Date of loss : 1883, Nov 15 Place of loss : Hog Island Reef, Beavers Lake : Michigan Type of loss : "wrecked" Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : She was reported wrecked and total loss, but later recovered. Operated until 1896 when she sank in Frankfort Harbor. Raised in 1901 but too deteriorated to repair. Two steamers of the same name wrecked near the same time. Hailed from Chicago, owned by John Hanson. Rebuilt, 1875 Sources: nsp,polk,rsl

------2136 NORMAN Other names : none Official no. : C80871 Type at loss : propeller, wood, bulk freight "steambarge" Build info : 1872, Frazer & George, Opinicon Lake [Rideau Canal] Specs : 98x24x7, 149gc 97nc Date of loss : 1883, Nov 30 Place of loss : Prinyer's Cove, Bay of Quinte Lake : Ontario Type of loss : fire Loss of life : none Carrying : none Detail : Destroyed by fire. She had been bound for Picton for layup, and caught fire while tied up for the night. She was a total loss of about $5,000. Another prop NORMAN(qv) and a schooner were destroyed on L. Mich. the same month. Hailed from Kingston, usually operated on Rideau Canal. One source says she was or had been a gunboat. Sources: csqw,polk,mmgl,nsp,hgl,dmt

------2138 NORMAN Other names : none Official no. : 130505 Type at loss : propeller, steel, bulk freight Build info : 1890, Globe Iron Works, Cleveland Specs : 297x40x21, 2304g 1861n Date of loss : 1895, May 30 Place of loss : 4 mi NE of Middle Isl., off Rockport, MI Lake : Huron Type of loss : collision Loss of life : 3 Carrying : light Detail : Rammed amidships by wooden lumber hooker JACK (see BOTHNIA), and sank in 180 feet of water in 3 minutes. Eyewitnesses said both vessels were running at high speed in the heavy fog, but both denied it. Survivors were picked up from life rafts by the small steamer M. SICKEN(qv). A very expensive salvage expedition failed to raise her in '96. Wreck located in 1986. Sources: nsp,slh,is,mv,lhdc,wb,hgl,mpl

------NORMANDIE - See MARYSVILLE

------2139 NORONIC Other names : none Official no. : C134014 Type at loss : propeller, steel, passenger Build info : 1913, Western Drydock, Port Arthur, Ont. hull# 6 Specs : 362x52x30, 6905gc 3935nc Date of loss : 1949, Sep 17 Place of loss : Toronto Harbour, pier #9 Lake : Ontario Type of loss : fire Loss of life : 119 Carrying : none Detail : She caught fire while tied up for the night, and burned to a shell, a total loss. She went up so rapidly that many passengers could not be awakened in time to save them. Fire was probably arson. "Blisters" were added to the sides of her lower hull to improve her stability the year after she was built. Sources: mmgl,win,glss,is,ns4,phgl,csv,mpl

------2140 G.D. NORRIS Other names : none sometimes seen as MORRIS, D.G. NORRIS Official no. : 10336 Type at loss : schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info : 1856, G.W. Jones, Cleveland Specs : 128x26x11, 262g 252n Date of loss : 1887, Oct 24 Place of loss : near midlake Lake : Huron Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : lumber Detail : . Bound Bay City for Cleveland in tow of OSWEGATCHIE(qv), she sank to her decks in a gale, later drifted ashore near Goderich, Ont. Her crew were rescued by the passing steamer BRECK. The stranded wreck was turned over to her U.S. owners on the 28th. Final disposition unknown, but document was surrendered at Port Huron in 1888. Major repair in 1883. Rebuilt in 1871. Sources: mv,nsp,slh,phr,hgl

------NORTH - See MARY WARD

------3510 NORTH AMERICA Other names : none Official no. : none Type at loss : sidewheel steamer, wood Build info : 1834, Augustus Jones, Conneaut, OH Specs : 148x26x10, 361 t. Date of loss : 1847, Jan 14 Place of loss : at Conneaut Lake : Erie Type of loss : fire Loss of life : none Carrying : ? Detail : Burned to a total loss. Sources: lhl,wl,eas,nsp

------3511 NORTH AMERICA Other names : none Official no. : none Type at loss : propeller, wood Build info : 1857, Luther Moses, Cleveland Specs : 153x27x11, 398 t. Date of loss : 1858, Jul 1 Place of loss : St. Clair Flats Lake : St Clair Type of loss : fire Loss of life : none Carrying : cedar posts, coal Detail : Upbound from Detroit, she was destroyed by fire while at anchor for the night, probably as a result of an escaped boiler fire.. Worth $25,000. Her hull was raised in September of the same year and the machinery salvaged. Out of Cleveland, and owned by her builder, but chartered to the Lighthouse Service to carry supplies. Sources: lhl,hgl,nsp,st,wl,eas

------NORTH AMERICAN - See LAUREN CASTLE

------2141 NORTH CAROLINA Other names : built as L.C. SABIN, renamed in 1941 Official no. : 205129 Type at loss : propeller diesel tug, harbor Build info : 1908, J.S. Dunham, Chicago Specs : 81x20x12, 98g 66n Date of loss : 1968, Dec 9 Place of loss : 1.5 mi off the harbor ent of Mentor, OH Lake : Erie Type of loss : "sank" Loss of life : none Carrying : none Detail : Bound Cleveland for Buffalo, she sank in 30 feet of water - cause not reported. She radioed for assisitance, but sank before help could arrive. The U.S. Coast Guard picked up her crew from her life raft. Some sources say she was later raised, but she is still a frequent target of divers in the area. Converted from steamer to diesel in 1951 Sources: a&f,is(1-69),is,ledc,mpl,dp

------2142 NORTH HAMPTON Other names : also seen as NORTHAMPTON Official no. : none Type at loss : brig, wood, 2-mast Build info : 1847, D. Dibble, Sandusky, OH Specs : 119x25x9, 242 t. Date of loss : 1854, Nov 2 Place of loss : SE point of Thunder Bay Isl., MI Lake : Huron Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : railroad iron and 800 bbl apples Detail : She was disabled by the loss of her fore yard and centerboard in a SW gale and missed her stays as she tried to make shelter. She drove ashore and was pounded to pieces. She had on board as deck cargo 4 U.S. Govt. lifeboats, and one of these was used by her crew to save themselves (see also TRADE WIND). Days later the shoreline was awash in apples. Ashore near Michigan City with heavy damage in the spring of 1853 and again near Chicago in the fall. Out of Buffalo, owned by Watson A. Fox Sources: slh,www,nsp

------NORTH POLE - See HARMON A. CHAMBERLAIN

------2143 NORTH SHORE Other names : built as steamer BON AMI, renamed in 1922 Official no. : 3226 Type at loss : propeller, wood, package freight "fruit boat" Build info : 1890, R. Rogers, Saugatuck, MI Specs : 108x22x6, 227g 150n Date of loss : 1930, Sep 30 Place of loss : somewhere off Milwaukee Lake : Michigan Type of loss : storm Loss of life : 6 or 7 [all] Carrying : 10,000 bskts fruit Detail : She foundered in a fall gale at unknown position. Last seen north of Racine, WI. Abandoned as passenger vessel in 1929, but put back in service in as fruit boat in 1930. Rebuilt from passenger/package boat to an excursion ferry steamer after a fire in 1918. One source (mpl) says this was the NORTH SHORE built 1930 by Mentes Miller of Milwaukee [US#230121]. Sources: gs,sol,ns3,h,mpl,bb

------2144 NORTH STAR Other names : none Official no. : none Type at loss : sidewheel steamer, wood, passenger & package freight Build info : 1854, S. & A.Turner, Cleveland Specs : 274x34x16, 1106 t. Date of loss : 1862, Feb 20 Place of loss : Cleveland harbor Lake : Erie Type of loss : fire Loss of life : none Carrying : none Detail : She caught fire in her hold from and unknown cause and burned to a total loss of $75,000 while tied at her dock in the "Old River Bed." Only her machinery was salvaged. She was wintering in a part of the harbor packed with wooden vessels, and firemen were credited with saving an entire fleet from destruction. Built for the Lake Superior Line, but owned by the Cliff and National Mines. Sources: lhl,is,le,hgl,nsp,mpl

------3280 NORTH STAR - This schooner, previously reported as having gone ashore near Racine in September, 1871, and a total loss, was actually recovered by the tug AMERICAN EAGLE the following spring.

------4143 NORTH STAR Other names : none Official no. : none Type at loss : schooner, wood Build info : 18??, (Morgan Brower?), Henderson, NY Specs : 40 t. Date of loss : 1863, Nov 3 Place of loss : 7 miles out of Port Ontario, NY Lake : Ontario Type of loss : storm Loss of life : 3 [all] (a fourth person may have been aboard and lost as well) Carrying : 480 bbl apples Detail : Bound Oswego for Henderson, NY, she capsized in a squall on Mexico Bay, drowning her entire crew. She was reported as "heavily laden." Out of Henderson, owned by the three lost crewmen. Sources: nsp,fw

------2145 NORTH STAR Other names : none Official no. : C ? Type at loss : schooner, wood Build info : 1854, Waterbury, Port Dover, Ont. Specs : 98x28x8, 149gc Date of loss : 1886, Nov 26 Place of loss : near Stony Isl, N of Oswego, NY Lake : Ontario Type of loss : storm Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : She foundered in high winds. May have been built at Racine, WI by Hand Owned out of Montreal in 1886, Hamilton in 1883. Rebuilt, 1869, 1875 Sources: mmgl,clu,h,nsp,hgl

------2146 NORTH STAR Other names : none Official no. : 130435 Type at loss : propeller, steel, package freight Build info : 1889, Globe Iron Works, Cleveland hull# 23 Specs : 300x41x22, 2476g 1885n Date of loss : 1908, Nov 25 Place of loss : off Port Sanilac, MI Lake : Huron Type of loss : collision Loss of life : none of 22 Carrying : wheat, shingles Detail : She collided in thick fog with the steel freighter NORTHERN QUEEN, broke in two and sank in 15 fathoms of water. Owned by Mutual Line, Buffalo. Sister of NORTH WIND(qv) and NORTHERN QUEEN(qv) See also C.J. SHEFFIELD. Sources: mv,slh,is,ns1,mv,lhdc,mpl,eas

------2147 NORTH WEST Other names : later renamed GREYHOUND(1886) Official no. : 18107 Type at loss : sidewheel steamer, wood, passenger & package freight Build info : 1867, G.S. Rand, Manitowoc, WI Specs : 241x34x10, 621g 314n* Date of loss : 1875 Place of loss : Ajax Isl, Green Bay Lake : Michigan Type of loss : fire Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : She burned with heavy damage and was declared a total loss, but was later recovered and rebuilt. Owned by the D & C line until 1885. She had the engine from the steamer PLANET. Converted to a barge in 1902, scrapped in 1906 Some sources say she was steel hulled in error. *Later measure, 1106 t. at the time of accident Sources: is,lhl,ns1,rsh,nsp

------2166 NORTH WEST Other names : none Official no. : 130661 Type at loss : propeller, wood, passenger & package freight Build info : 1894, Globe Iron Works, Cleveland hull# 50 Specs : 358x44x23, 4244g 2340n Date of loss : 1911, Jun 3 Place of loss : Blackwell Canal, at Buffalo Lake : Erie Type of loss : fire/storm Loss of life : 2 see below Carrying : none Detail : She caught fire and was heavily damaged. Lay dockside for 6 years waiting for repair, but the $250,000 cost estimate could not be raised. In 1917 she was cut in half to be towed away for rebuilding for Atlantic service. Bow half sank in a storm near Consecon, Ont., Lake Ontario, on Nov 28, 1918, with the loss of two of the 11 men aboard. They died of exposure in her life raft. Stern became part of steamer MAPLECOURT, which was sunk in WWII. Sources: is(1-73),sol,ns4,eas

------2148 NORTH WIND Other names : none Official no. : 130419 Type at loss : propeller, steel, bulk freight Build info : 1889, Globe Iron Works, Cleveland as pkg freighter hull# 19 Specs : 300x41x25, 2,476 t. Date of loss : 1926, Jul 1 Place of loss : near Clapperton Isl., E end of North Channel Lake : Huron Type of loss : stranded Loss of life : none Carrying : ? Detail : She grounded on a rocky reef in a fog, then slid off and sank in 100 feet of water. Sailed the Atlantic 1916-23 in the war effort, converted to bulker on her return. Sister of NORTH STAR, NORTHERN QUEEN when built Sources: lol,slh,sol,h,ns3,mv,lhdc,mpl,do,eas

------2149 NORTHERN BELLE Other names : none Official no. : 18088 Type at loss : schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info : 1856, J. Oades, Clayton, NY Specs : 133x25x11, .272 t. Date of loss : 1873, Jul 12 Place of loss : SW of Skillagallee Lake : Michigan Type of loss : collision Loss of life : none Carrying : 530 t. coal Detail : She was run into at night by the the big bark ANNIE VOUGHT [qv] in clear weather, and sank in an unrecoverable 30 fathoms of water. She was struck just foreward of the mainmast and went down in less than five minutes. Homeport: Buffalo. Rebuilt there in 1872-3. Sources: mv,slh,hgl,(nsp),rsl,jb,nsp

------2150 NORTHERN BELLE Other names : none Official no. : 130099 Type at loss : schooner, wood Build info : 1877, LaPoint, WI Specs : 44 ft, 11g 10n Date of loss : 1885 Place of loss : Malone Bay, Isle Royale Lake : Superior Type of loss : abandoned Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : no detail - probably abandoned after stranding. Owned out of Hancock, MI Sources: mv,gwgl,hgl

------2151 NORTHERN BELLE Other names : built as prop GLADYS Official no. : C71111 Type at loss : propeller, wood, passenger & package freight Build info : 1875, D. Lester, Marine City, MI [US#85422] Specs : 129x22x9, 514gc 349nc Date of loss : 1898, Nov 6 Place of loss : Byng Inlet, Georgian Bay Lake : Huron Type of loss : fire Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : Destroyed by fire. Rebuilt, 1878 Sold Canadian in 1877. Original dimensions, 135x23x10, 337 t. Sources: phr,mmgl,slh,clu,hgl,mpl,mv,do

------2152 NORTHERN BELLE Other names : none Official no. : 130135 Type at loss : propeller, wood, pass. & pkg freight "packet" Build info : 1878, Ionia, MI Specs : 76x11x5, 40g 21n Date of loss : 1902, Aug 10 Place of loss : unreported Lake : Superior Type of loss : (stranded) Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : Total loss. Probably stranded and abandoned. Owned out of Marquette. Sources: lss,gwgl,is,mv

------2153 NORTHERN INDIANA Other names : none Official no. : none Type at loss : sidewheel steamer, wood, passenger & package freight Build info : 1852, Bidwell & Banta, Buffalo Specs : 301x37x14, 1475 t. om Date of loss : 1856, Jul 17 Place of loss : Five or six miles off Pt. Pelee Lake : Erie Type of loss : fire Loss of life : 30 to 56 of about 175 Carrying : misc. freight and luggage Detail : Bound Buffalo for Toledo, she caught fire at 11 am and was consumed quickly, burning to the water’s edge. Most of the passengers and crew escaped to the water and were picked up by the steamers MISSISSIPPI and the propeller REPUBLIC and several smaller vessels. Passenger list was lost with the boat, so the number lost and the number aboard was never determined accurately. The REBUBLIC towed the smoldering hulk to a reef near where the wreckage of the steamer MAYFLOWER(qv) lay. Bodies were pulled out of the lake for several weeks after the disaster. The wreck was abandoned as a total loss on Aug 8. Her engine and boilers were recovered in September. Owned by the Michigan Southern Railroad Line. Sources: nsp,lhl,hgl,sol,mpl,wl,eas,rnc

------2154 NORTHERN LIGHT Other names : none(?) Official no. : C none Type at loss : bark, wood, 3-mast Build info : 1853, (J. Oades?), Clayton, NY Specs : 135 ft., 160 t. Date of loss : 1862 Place of loss : off Port Burwell, Ont. Lake : Erie Type of loss : (storm) Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : Wrecked on a reef. Built for Canadian parties out of Kingston. Hull may have been recovered and used for the basis of the schooner MONTGOMERY. Sources: sagl,hgl,nsp

------2155 NORTHERN LIGHT Other names : none Official no. : 18114 Type at loss : barge, wood, bulk freight Build info : 1858, Lafrinier & Stevenson, Cleveland as a 744 t. sidewheel steamer (side screw?) Specs : 211x30x11, 494g Date of loss : 1881, Sep Place of loss : at Harrisville, MI Lake : Huron Type of loss : fire Loss of life : none Carrying : ? Detail : Burned to a total loss. Document surrendered in Dec., 1881. Heavily damaged in a stranding on the Niagara R. the previous year. Rebuilt in 1867, converted from a twin-engined sidewheeler or side-propeller to a barge in 1873. Sources: phr,slh,lhl,usls,nsp,mpl

------2156 NORTHERN QUEEN Other names : built as ROBERT HOLLAND (qv) Official no. : C71114 Type at loss : propeller, wood Build info : 1872, J.J. Hill, Marine City, MI US#110043 Specs : 149x28x10, 619g 318n Date of loss : 1881, Nov 24 Place of loss : near Poverty Isl., off Fairport, MI Lake : Michigan Type of loss : collision Loss of life : none Carrying : ? Detail : She was reported sunk following a collision with the steamer LAKE ERIE(qv), but actually picked up ERIE's crew and made it to port at Manistique, where she struck the pier heavily while docking and was wrecked. Heavily damaged, she was sold to U.S parties the following March. Out of Collingwood Sold Canadian, 1878. See ROBERT HOLLAND. Sources: pott,h,win,mmgl,hgl,rp,eas

------2157 NORTHERN QUEEN Other names : none Official no. : 130436 Type at loss : propeller, steel, package freight Build info : 1889, Globe Iron Works, Cleveland hull# 21 Specs : 300x41x22, 2476g 1885n Date of loss : 1913, Nov 11 Place of loss : near Kettle Point, Ont. Lake : Huron Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : ? Detail : Driven ashore by the "Big Storm" of 1913, she was immediately declared a total loss, but was later recovered and returned to service. Sold for Atlantic service in 1917 and sold to Italian parties in 1924. Scrapped in 1925. Sister of NORTH STAR and NORTH WIND(qv,both). Sources: gwgl,h,mv,mpl

------2158 NORTHERN STAR Other names : (none) Official no. : none Type at loss : schooner, wood Build info : ? Specs : ? Date of loss : 1856 or 57 Place of loss : unreported Lake : Huron Type of loss : collision Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : Collided with the (steamer) ONTONAGON and sank. Sources: slh,hgl

------2159 NORTHERNER Other names : none Official no. : none Type at loss : sidewheel steamer, passenger & package freight Build info : 1851, S. W. Turner, Ohio City, OH Specs : 187x27x11, 514 t. Date of loss : 1856, Apr 27 (also given in error as the 16th) Place of loss : off Port Huron, MI, 2 mi E of St. Clair R. Lake : Huron Type of loss : collision Loss of life : 12 of 142 Carrying : 50 t. of mixed freight Detail : She collided with the steamer FOREST QUEEN on a dark, foggy night, and was cut nearly in two. She broke apart and sank in about 6 minutes. Quick work got nearly all of those aboard into boats, where they were picked up by FOREST QUEEN. The steamer CORSICA struck her wreckage and was seriously damaged in Nov 1888. In Aug, 1854, she was on Lake Ontario when her walking beam broke and her engine tore itself apart, causing considerable damage. Sources: glss,is,le,h,lhdc,lhl,hgl,nsp,wl,eas

------2160 NORTHERNER Other names : none Official no. : 18176 Type at loss : schooner, wood, 2-mast, lumber Build info : 1850, Clayton [Wells Island], NY Specs : 79x18x7, 92 t., 77n Date of loss : 1868, Nov 30 Place of loss : off Port Ulao, WI Lake : Michigan Type of loss : storm/hullfailure Loss of life : none Carrying : light Detail : She pounded on the bottom while loading at Amsterdam, WI. When she tried to make it to Milwaukee she began to leak profusely and so was put into Port Washington. Later the prop CUYAHOGA attempted to tow her in to Milwaukee, but she capsized and foundered enroute. Crew rescued by the CUYAHOGA. Out of Milwaukee Rebuilt in 1859 Sources: mv,lmdc,bb,rsl,nsp

------2161 NORTHERNER Other names : none Official no. : 67128 Type at loss : propeller, wood, freighter Build info : 1871, Morley & Hill, Marine City Specs : 220x37x13, 1391g 1036n Date of loss : 1892, Dec 12 Place of loss : L'anse, MI Lake : Superior Type of loss : fire Loss of life : none Carrying : bbls oil, rr rails Detail : She had stranded outside L’Anse a few days earlier, but was finally towed in and tied up Dec 7. She caught fire at the dock on the 12th. A frantic effort was made to extinguish the blaze before it reached the cargo, but once it did, the NORTHERNER, the dock and the warehouse facility were destroyed by the blaze. Arson was strongly suspected. Had another disastrous fire at Kelley's Isl. Nov 13, 1886. Out of Rochester, NY. Sources: hmc,is,mv,lss,wb,es,bb

------2162 NORTHMAN Other names : none Official no. : C71154 Type at loss : schooner, wood, 3-mast [iron strapped] Build info : 1876, A. Robertson, Hamilton Specs : 138x26x13, 336gc 326nc Date of loss : 1880, Apr 16 Place of loss : 7-10 mi off Port Credit, Ont. Lake : Ontario Type of loss : storm Loss of life : all hands Carrying : ? Detail : Foundered. Hailed from Hamilton Year also given as 1861. Sources: is,osdo,mmgl,win

------4001 NORTHUMBERLAND Other names : Official no. : C Type at loss : schooner, wood Build info : (1853, Navagh, Cobourg) Specs : (344 t.) Date of loss : 1879, Nov 20 Place of loss : just west of Presque Isle, PA Lake : Erie Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : 3500 railroad ties Detail : Bound Kingsville, Ont. for Buffalo, she was driven ashore by a gale. The gunboat MICHIGAN attempted to pull her off, to no avail. By the following day she was reported broken up and her cargo strewn along a wide stretch of beach. Her crew made it to shore on their own. Owned by H. A. Stafford of Kingsville. Heavily damaged in a strand at Wheatly, Ont., in Sep, 1876. Sources: es,hgl,nsp

------2163 NORTHUMBERLAND Other names : none Official no. : C96937 Type at loss : propeller, steel, passenger & package freight Build info : 1891, Wigham, Richardson & Co., Newcastle, Eng hull# 955 Specs : 220x33x20, 1255 t. Date of loss : 1949, Jun 2 Place of loss : at Port Dalhousie, Ont. Lake : Ontario Type of loss : fire Loss of life : none Carrying : none Detail : Burned to a constructive total loss at her dock. Put in 58 years of service in Canadian waters. Built for Atlantic coastal service, brought to Lake Ontario in 1920. Sources: ns4,mmgl,csv,mpl

------3609 NORTHWEST Other names : none Official no. : 130278 Type at loss : schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info : 1883, Sand Beach, MI Specs : 52x16x3, 21g 20n Date of loss : 1890? Place of loss : unreported Lake : unreported Type of loss : (storm) Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : No detail. Document surrendered at Port Huron Nov 20, 1890, annotated "wrecked, total loss." Also reported built at White Rock, MI Sources: phr,mv,polk,nsp

------2164 NORTHWEST Other names : built as ALEXANDER B. MOORE, renamed in 1883 Official no. : 105241 Type at loss : schooner, wood, 4-mast Build info : 1873, Theophilus Boston, Bangor, MI Specs : 223x38x15, 1018g 967n Date of loss : 1898, Apr 6 Place of loss : Big Stone Bay, Straits of Mackinac Lake : Michigan Type of loss : ice/storm Loss of life : none Carrying : corn Detail : Tow of steamer AURORA, struck submerged ice floe and sank. AURORA picked up survivors. Grounded on Pilot Isl Nov, 1888 and spent the winter ashore. Designed as 4-mast schooner, but built as a 3-master. The 4th mast was added 2 years later. Sources: mv,nsp,sbs,vbs,slh,lmdc,ssm,mpl

------2165 NORTHWEST Other names : none Official no. : 130159 Type at loss : schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info : 1879, Sand Beach, MI Specs : 40x11x3, 8g 7n Date of loss : 1905, Oct 5 Place of loss : East of Moran Bay, Straits of Mackinac Lake : Huron Type of loss : (storm) Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : Stranded and broke up. Sources: phr,mv,nsp,

------2167 HENRY NORTON Other names : none Official no. : none Type at loss : schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info : 1834, Land, Richmond, OH Specs : 84x12x8, 151 t. [om] Date of loss : 1863 Place of loss : Pilot Island, mouth of Green Bay Lake : Michigan Type of loss : "wrecked" Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : no detail Driven ashore by a gale at Milwaukee in 1841. Struck by lightning in Green Bay in 1854. Sources: is,hgl,nsp,bb,wl

------2168 KATE NORTON Other names : none Official no. : none Type at loss : schooner, wood Build info : 1863, Milan, OH Specs : ? Date of loss : 1863, Nov (4) Place of loss : (near) Long Point Lake : Erie Type of loss : foundered Loss of life : all hands Carrying : ? Detail : She went down with all hands, her 1st year of operation, perhaps her maiden voyage. Out of Huron, OH, owned by Minit & Weber. Sources: mol,is,hgl,nsp

------2169 NORWAY Other names : none Official no. : C72983 Type at loss : schooner, wood, 3-mast Build info : 1873, H. Roney, Garden Isl., Ont. Specs : 135x26x12, 360gc 334nc Date of loss : 1880, Nov 8 Place of loss : False Duck Isl. near South Bay, Ont. Lake : Ontario Type of loss : storm Loss of life : 9 [all] Carrying : oak lumber Detail : She waterlogged and sank in a gale. Declared lost, but later recovered. Ashore with heavy damage near same spot in 1882, recovered again. Wrecked near Port Colborne, Oct, 1883 & recovered in Nov. Scrapped or abandoned about 1919. Rebuilt, 1881 Sources: mmgl,nsp,is(1-76),osdo,hgl,dmt

------4144 NORWAY Other names : none Official no. : 18105 Type at loss : schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info : 1854, J. M. Jones, Milwaukee Specs : 110x27x10, 162 gt Date of loss : 1870, Nov 19 Place of loss : at Muskegon, Mich Lake : Michigan Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : lumber Detail : Inbound from Chicago, she went ashore and broke up. Within a few days she had been stripped and abandoned. Out of Chicago Sunk at Sheboygan, Wisconsin in October, 1869. Rebuilt in 1859 Sources: bb,mv,hgl,nsp

------3610 NORWAY Other names : none Official no. : 52901 Type at loss : scow-schooner, wood, 2-mast Build info : 1873, G. Carpenter, AuSable, MI Specs : 162x34x9, 393g 378n Date of loss : 1889 Place of loss : N of Sheboygan, WI Lake : Michigan Type of loss : (storm) Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : She stranded and wrecked. Document surrendered at Port Huron 11/20/1890, annotated "wrecked, total loss." major repair in 1883 Sources: vbs,mv,phr,bb

------2170 NORWEGIAN Other names : none Official no. : 18320 Type at loss : schooner, wood, package & bulk freight Build info : 1856, Asa Wilcox, Three Mile Bay, NY Specs : 135x26x12, 298 t. Date of loss : 1870, Aug 19 Place of loss : near Oswego, NY Lake : Ontario Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : light Detail : Bound Kingston for Oswego, she signalled for a tow outside the latter harbor. The tug MARIA MELVIN(qv) attempted to tow her from outside the harbor, but could not link up to her in a squall. Both were blown ashore and wrecked. Her crew made it to shore on their own. Home port: Oswego, owned by Morgan Wheeler Major repairs in 1863, 64 Sources: mv,is,nsp,osdo,win,hgl,rsl,rp

------3821 T.W. NOTTER Other names : none (perhaps F.W. NOTTER, G.H. NOTTER) Official no. : none Type at loss : propeller tug, wood Build info : (G.H. NOTTER - b. 1862, VanSlyke & Notter, Buffalo) Specs : (G.H. NOTTER - 62 t. om) Date of loss : 1866, Place of loss : 2 or 3 miles off Cleveland Lake : Erie Type of loss : (storm) Loss of life : ? Carrying : none Detail : Foundered. Probably also the tug NOTTER which burned at Milwaukee in Jun, 1857. Another (?) tug of this name was built in 1866. Sources: nsp,hgl,rsl

------2171 WILLIAM NOTTINGHAM Other names : none Official no. : 81804 Type at loss : propeller, steel, bulk freight Build info : 1902, Buffalo Dry Dock Co., Buffalo hull #201 Specs : 377x50x28, 4234g 3070n Date of loss : 1913, Nov 11 Place of loss : Sandy Isl Lake : Superior Type of loss : storm Loss of life : 3 Carrying : wheat Detail : Caught in the beginning of the "Big Storm" of 1913, she fought the storm for so long that she used up her entire load of bunker coal, then burned up her furniture and wood trim, and lastly her cargo. Finally driven ashore. Recovered at huge cost and repaired. Scrapped in 1946. Sources: ns4,mv,gwgl,sol,ttgl,s,lss

------2172 NOVADOC Other names : none Official no. : C149465 Type at loss : propeller, wood, bulk freight "canaller" Build info : 1928, Swan, Hunter & Wigham, Wallsend, Eng. hull# 1345 Specs : 235x43x20, 1934 gt 1153nt Date of loss : 1940, Nov 11 Place of loss : near Pentwater, MI Lake : Michigan Type of loss : storm Loss of life : 2 Carrying : powdered coke Detail : She was driven on the reef by the "Armistice Day Storm" and wrecked. Crew huddled on board for two days until rescued by the small fishing tug THREE BROTHERS. Tug’s crew were later cited for bravery. Wreck located 3.25 mi,21 deg from Little Sable Pt. light, close to shore. Sources: mmgl,glp,lm,mol,sol,sagl,is,lmdc,csv,ns4,win,mpl,eas

------2173 JOHN R. NOYES Other names : none Official no. : 75434 Type at loss : schooner-barge, wood, bulk freight Build info : 1872, J. Navagh, Algonac, MI as 3-mast schooner Specs : 136x26x11, 316g 300n Date of loss : 1902, Dec 15 Place of loss : near Lakeside, NY [Salmon Point] Lake : Ontario Type of loss : storm Loss of life : none Carrying : coal Detail : She and her tow steamer JOHN E. HALL(qv) fought this storm for a day and a half before NOYES was torn loose near the Ducks, losing her yawlboat, sails and anchors. She went ashore two days later and broke up. HALL sank with all hands on the 14th. The pair were bound Charlotte, NY, for Deseronto, Ont. - they had left Charlotte on the 12th. On the 16th a Lifesaving crew from Charlotte rescued the five crew and two dogs aboard. Owned and homported out of Oswego. Scuttled near Charlotte, NY, Lake Ontario, in September of 1885 to prevent her being destroyed by a storm. Sources: csqw,h,win,usls,mpl,rp

------2174 NUCLEUS Other names : none Official no. : 18103 Type at loss : bark, wood, 3-mast Build info : 1848, S. Farmin & Merrill, Milwaukee Specs : 140x25x10, 297n 310g Date of loss : 1869, Sep 21 Place of loss : off Whitefish Point Lake : Superior Type of loss : (storm) Loss of life : none Carrying : iron ore Detail : Downbound, she sprung a leak and sunk. Homeport: Chicago Rebuilt and enlarged at Milwaukee in 1863 Sources: mv,nsp,lssc,lss,hgl,wl,rsl,mdwl

------2175 NUMBER 83 Other names : also seen as No. 80 Official no. : ? Type at loss : scow-barge Build info : 1920 Specs : 365 t. Date of loss : 1941, Oct 26 Place of loss : 4 mi off Thunder Bay Isl. Lake : Huron Type of loss : (storm) Loss of life : ? Carrying : ? Detail : Foundered. Sources: h,eas

------2176 NYACK Other names : none Official no. : 130125 Type at loss : propeller, wood, passenger & package freight Build info : 1878, Union Dry Dock, Buffalo hull# 19 Specs : 231x33x15, 1188g 955n Date of loss : 1915, Dec 30 Place of loss : Muskegon, MI Lake : Michigan Type of loss : fire Loss of life : none Carrying : none Detail : Preparing for winter layup, she caught fire and was gutted. Declared a total loss and abandoned, but her hull was later (1917) resurrected and converted to a barge by Reiboldt & Walter, Sturgeon Bay. Scuttled in 1925 Sources: mv,mpl,eas

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