MAGNETIC

Registry and Rig Information

Name MAGNETIC
Registry U.S.
Official Number 91497
Rig Schooner

Dimensions and Tonnage

Length 264.00
Width 38.42
Depth 19.75
Masts 4
Gross Tonnage 1676.22
Net Tonnage 1592.42
Hull Material Wood

Vessel History

Rebuilds Rig changed from four to three masts, Marquette, MI, March 18, 1898. Remeasured, Cleveland, OH, May 14, 1903 (264 x 38.42 x 22.33; 1946 gross - 1770 net).
History First enrollment issued at Marquette, MI, October 12, 1882
Disposition .While downbound with cargo of iron ore, in tow of propeller EDWARD N. BREITUNG, steam steering broke and vessel became unmanageable in trough. She broke in two and sank about nineteen miles west of Long Point, Lake Erie.
Crew of seven rescued from small boat by BREITUNG; no lives lost. Loss occurred on August 25, 1917.

Build Information

Builder Presley & Co.
Place Built Cleveland, OH
Date Built 1882-00-00

Source

Source HCGL