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Fontana (Schooner)
The ''Fontana'' was a wooden schooner that sank in the St. Clair River in U.S. state of Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ... on 3 August 1900 while under tow from the SS ''Kaliyuga''. On the morning of 4 August 1900, the ''Fontana'', under tow from the SS ''Kaliyuga'', collided with the ''Santiago'', in tow of the SS ''Appomattox''. John McGregor was sleeping in the ''Fontanas forecastle and was killed when the ships collided. Days after the collision, the Schooner ''Kingfisher'' collided with the wreck of the ''Fontana''. No company was willing to bid to raise the ''Fontana'', on account of the swift current and difficulty in patching the hole in her hull. She was blasted with dynamite in October 1900 as the United States government believed that a furt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michigan
Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the largest by area east of the Mississippi River.''i.e.'', including water that is part of state territory. Georgia is the largest state by land area alone east of the Mississippi and Michigan the second-largest. Its capital is Lansing, and its largest city is Detroit. Metro Detroit is among the nation's most populous and largest metropolitan economies. Its name derives from a gallicized variant of the original Ojibwe word (), meaning "large water" or "large lake". Michigan consists of two peninsulas. The Lower Peninsula resembles the shape of a mitten, and comprises a majority of the state's land area. The Upper Peninsula (often called "the U.P.") is separated from the Lower Peninsula by the Straits of Mackinac, a channel that joins Lak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Kaliyuga
The SS ''Kaliyuga'' was a steamship that sank with the loss of 16 lives on Lake Huron on the night of October 19/20, 1905. The wreck of the ''Kaliyuga'' has never been found, and the cause of her sinking remains a mystery. History Built in St. Clair, Michigan in 1887, the SS ''Kaliyuga'' was a wooden steamship, built primarily to haul iron ore. It had a length of 269 ft, a width of 40 ft, and measured 1941 gross register tons. It was named for the Kali Yuga in Hinduism, one translation of the term being "age of darkness". On 5 August, 1895 she stranded on the east end of Bois Blanc Island, receiving $3,000 in damage. On August 4, 1900, the ''Kaliyuga'' was towing the barge ''Fontana'' into the St. Clair River from Lake Huron when, next to the Fort Gratiot Light, the ''Fontana'' was struck by the barge ''Santiago'', passing in the other direction under tow by the steamer . The ''Fontana'' sank within minutes, killing one of the crew. On November 4, 1900, the '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SS Appomattox
The SS ''Appomattox'' was a wooden-hulled, American Great Lakes freighter that ran aground on Lake Michigan, off Atwater Beach off the coast of Shorewood, Wisconsin in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States in 1905. On January 20, 2005 the remnants of the ''Appomattox'' were listed on the National Register of Historic Places. With . History The ''Appomattox'' (Official number 116682) was built in 1896 in West Bay City, Michigan by the shipyard owned by master shipbuilder James Davidson who was known for his innovative wooden hulled ships. It was the largest steam powered bulk carrier ever to sail on the Great Lakes. It was built for the Davidson Steamship Company which was also owned by Captain Davidson; it was also one of the last ships he built. At an overall length of the ''Appomattox'' was one of the largest wooden ships ever built. Its hull was between its perpendiculars. Its beam was wide, and its hull was deep. It had a gross register tonnage of 2643 tons, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maritime Incidents In 1900
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