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Readmeasured, 1865: 143.5 x 30.6 x 12.7, 322.86 gross tons. Readmeasured, 1875: 143 x 30 x 12. In collision with schooner LUCY J. LATHAN off Point Aux Barques, MI, in September 1857, $800 loss. Collision with schooner MIAMI BELLE in Buffalo Harbor, $300 loss. Ran aground in North Manitou Island in Lake Michigan on April 11, 1858, $700 cargo loss, $1,800 hull loss. Ran aground on Manitou Island in foggy conditions in May 1858, $2,700 loss. Ran aground near St. Helena Island in Lake Michigan in September 1859, $400 loss. Struck by lightning at port in Chicago in October 1859 which damaged the foremast, $450 loss. Broke centerboard while at sail on Lake Michigan in November 1866, $100 loss. In collision on Lake Michigan in November 1866, $700 loss. Collision with schooner J. H. DRAKE at Marquette, MI, in July 1869. Ran aground on the Erie peninsula, Lake Erie in September 1869, $2,800 loss. Broke centerboard off South Bay, Lake Ontario, in May 1870 for $375 loss. Ran aground at Port Colborne, ON, on May 18, 1871, $3,200 loss. Damaged in a gale on Lake Erie in September 1871, $275 loss. Lost mainmast due to lightning strike while weathering a gale on Lake Huron, July 1873, $350 loss. Ran aground at Horn's Pier, Lake Michigan, in April 1874, $1,000 loss. Sank near Ranney's Bend, Lake Michigan, in October 1875, later raised. |