Schooner
Walter B. Allen

 

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A 136 foot, two-masted schooner built in 1866 at Ogdensburg, New York.  On April 16, 1880 she took on water and slowly sank in 165 feet of water, nine miles northeast of Sheboygan.  Her masts rise to within 90 feet of the surface.

W. B. ALLEN
Other names : also seen as WALTER B. ALLEN
Official no. : 26561
Type at loss : schooner, wood, 2-mast
Build info : 1866, H.C. Pierson or Pearson, Ogdensburg, NY
Specs : 137 ft., 296 t.
Date of loss : 1880, Apr 16
Place of loss : Off Manitowoc, WI
Lake : Michigan
Type of loss : storm
Loss of life : none
Carrying : corn
Detail : Being towed to Manitowoc for repairs when struck by a gale and foundered after her tow steamer’s fires were drowned. Her temporary tow company crew was rescued.
Located in May, 1975
Sources: mv,is,lmdc,hgl,mpl,bb


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