1874 Waverly 1903
Wooden Great Lakes package freighter
Built at Buffalo NY by Union Dry Dock Co., Hull 4
Launched May 28, 1874
202’9” LOA, 191’ LBP, 34’ beam, 21’6” depth
2 decks, coal-fired boiler, steeple compound engine, 450 IHP
Enrolled at Buffalo NY June 2, 1874 (#237)
191.2 x 33.7 x 13.45 (later rounded to 13.4), 1104.02 tons (989.76 NT 1882) US 80432 to:
Union Steamboat Co., Buffalo NY (home port Buffalo NY)
Sold late 1886 to Joseph C. Gilchrist et al., Vermilion OH (home port to Vermillion OH)
Converted to bulk freighter at Buffalo NY by Union Dry Dock Co.
Transferred 1897 to Lake Shore Transit Co., J. C. Gilchrist, Mgr.
Transferred 1903 to Gilchrist Transportation Co., Cleveland OH (home port to Fairport OH)
Sunk July 22, 1903 in collision with str. Turret Crown off Harbor Beach MI, Lake Huron. No lives lost. Upbound from Buffalo NY for Milwaukee WI with cargo of coal, towing barge W. S. Crosthwaite; crew rescued by barge. Enrollment surrendered Dec 18, 1903.
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The name plate of The Waverly washed to shore in Port Franks Ontario and was installed on one of the original buildings in the small town. The building has been referred to as The Waverly ever since. It is still on the building to this day.
In the 1980s the building was being painted and the sign removed. Some how the name plate was washed into the Ausable river. My father Robbie Bloomfield found it in the cattails and brought it home.
My mom recognized it instantly and brought it back to the buildings owner. The sign still proudly sits on the building to this day.
The name plate of The Waverly washed to shore in Port Franks Ontario and was installed on one of the original buildings in the small town. The building has been referred to as The Waverly ever since. It is still on the building to this day.
I’m the 1980s the building was being painted and the sign removed. Some how the name plate was washed into the Ausable River and my father Robbie Bloomfield found it in the cattails. He brought it home to his wood pile. My mother instantly recognized it and returned it to the Waverly building. To this day it proudly sits there for all to see