Chapter 42
List of Lake Vessels
Table of Contents

Title Page
1 Introductory
2 Geological
3 Poetry of the Lakes
4 Description
5 The Aborigines
6 French Discovery and occupation
7 Story of La Salle and the Griffin
8 Struggle for Possession
9 Under English Rule
10 Beginnings of Lake Commerce
11 War of 1812
12 War of 1812, Continued
13 War of 1812, Concluded
14 Growth of Traffic
Commerce Through St. Mary's Canals
15 Early Navigation on Lake Superior
16 The Convention of 1847
17 A Half Century Ago
18 Lake Canals
19 Lake Canals, Concluded
20 Harbors
21 Lighthouses
22 Life Saving Service
23 Development of Lake Vessels
24 The Lake Carriers
25 The Sailor
26 Navigation
27 Lumber Traffic
28 Grain Traffic
29 Coal Traffic
30 Iron Ore and Iron Industries
31 Miscellaneous
33 CHRONOLOGY.The Beginnings
33 After the War of 1812
34 1821-1830
35 1831-1840
36 1841-1850
37 1851-1860
38 1861-1870
39 1871-1880
40 1881-1890
41 1891-1898
42 List of Lake Vessels
Past and Present
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Table of Illustrations

U

U. C. Me, sty., 11 g. t., b. '93, in com.

Uarda, sty., 89 g. t., b. '81, Buffalo, in com.

Uganda, prop., 2, 054 g. t., b. '92, West Bay City, in com.

Umbria, Can. tug, 48 n. t., b. '89, Port Dalhousie, in com.

Una, Can. schr., 37 g. t., b. '86, Burlington, in com.

Una, schr., 44 g. t., b. '77, Grand Haven, in com.

Unadilla, schr., 396 g. t., b. '62, Cleveland, in com.

Uncle Ben, tug, b. Buffalo, '56, chartered by U. S. Gov. '61 for coast service.

Uncle Jim, Can. prop., 11 g. t., b. '87, Wallaceburg, in com.

Uncle John, Can. prop., 7 g. t., b. '81, Wallaceburg, in com.

Uncle Sam, schr., 174 t., b. Black Rock, '33.

Uncle Sam, stmr., 280 t., b. Grosse Isle, Mich., '32, made into sail vessel, '44.

Uncle Sam, tug, destroyed by ice in Straits, '82.

Uncle Sam, tug, 24 g. t., b. '63, Chicago, formerly Little Giant, in com.

Uncle Ton, schr., 116 t., b. St. Clair, '42, wrecked Long Point, '48.

Uncle Tom, schr., 40 t., added L. Sup. Fleet, '45.

Uncle Tom, Can. tug, 11 n. t., b. '93, Port Bruce, in com.

Underwriter, prop., 107 t., b. Buffalo, '53.

Undine, schr., ashore Muskegon, '56.

Undine, formerly Alliance, Det. ferry boat.

Undine, schr., 222 t., b. Hamilton, '68, stranded L. Ont., '90.

Undine, Can. prop., 17 g. t., b. '89, Toronto, in com.

Union, brig, 93 tons, first merchant brig on lakes, b. Huron, '14.

Union, brig, 104 t., b. Buffalo, passed out.

Union, Can. sail v., b. Toronto about '25, made into stmr. Niagara.

Union, Can. stmr., 150 g. t., b. '34, Oakville, changed into bark.

Union, schr., wrecked '37.

Union, stmr., 64 t., b. Black Rock, '43, broken up, '50.

Union, stmr., 1,000 t., b. Windsor, '66, ferry for railroads at Detroit.

Union, schr., wrecked near Milwaukee, '64.

Union, schr., 52 t., b. Sheboygan, '67, sunk Milwaukee, '71.

Union, tug, boiler exploded off Chicago, '62, 3 lives lost.

Union, tug, burned Saginaw bay, '70.

Union, tug, 37 g. t., b. '53, Chicago, passed out, '93.

Union, scow, wrecked St. Joseph, '70.

Union, Can. stmr., now Can. stmr. Saguenay.

Union, Can. stmr., 182 n. t., b. '64, Kingston, in com., formerly Watertown.

Union, Can. prop., 267 g. t., b. '66, Kingston, in com.

Union, Can. prop., 75 g. t., b. '90, Pembroke, in com.

Union Jack, schr., 317 t., b. Mill Point, '67.

Unique, prop., 381 g. t., b. '94, Marine City, in com.

United, stmr., 71 t., b. Detroit, '34, ferry boat, Alliance, '36 to '53, then wood barge Undine, sunk by col. St. Clair flats, '79.

United Empire, Can. prop., 1,336 n. t., b. '83, Sarnia, in com.

United Express, b. '56, Detroit, passed out.

United Lumberman, Can. prop., 462 n. t., b. '84, Dresden, in com.

United States, schr., 194 t., b. before '32.

United States, stmr., b. Oswego, '32, broken up, Oswego, '43.

United States, stmr., 366 t., b. Huron, O., '35, broken up at Buffalo.

Uno, slp., 16 g. t., b. '82, Clayton, in com.

Uno, Can. bge., 75 g. t., b. '93, Wallaceburg, in com.

Upas, Can. sty., 17 g. t., b. '92, Kingston, in com.

Upham, J. H., Jr., tug, 17 g. t., formerly M. R. Swan, b. '80, Buffalo, in com.

Upper, M. C., schr., sunk Toledo, '88.

Upper Traverse, Can. schr., 97 g. t., in com.

Upright, A. R., schr., 24 g. t., b. '83 Charlevoix, passed out, '97.

Uranus, schr., 524 g. t., b. '73, New Jerusalem, O., in com.

Uretta, schr., 20 t., passed out.

Utica, schr., capsized L. Erie, '33.

Utica, schr., b. Clayton, L. Ont., before '52.

Utica, bark, 334 t., b. Chicago, '46, wrecked Buffalo, '54.

Utica, Can. prop., 52 g. t., b. '73, Ogdensburg, in com.

 


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Some of the transcription work was also done by Brendon Baillod, who maintains an excellent guide to Great Lakes Shipwreck Research.