Posted by Craig Rich on December 02, 19103 at 19:57:27:
In Reply to: erie bell posted by margaret on December 02, 19103 at 16:48:24:
David Swayze's database says:
ERIE BELLE
Other names : none
Official no. : C73913
Type at loss : schooner, wood, 3-mast
Build info: 1873, W. Pontine, Port Burwell, Ont.
Specs: 136x24x10, 275gc
Date of loss: 1924
Place of loss: Near the Eastern Gap, Toronto Harbour
Lake: Ontario
Type of loss: "sank"
Loss of life: ?
Carrying: ?
Detail: Lost near Scarborough Bluffs
Was hidden from the Erie County, NY, sheriff dept. 1908-24, to prevent confiscation.
I hope this helps.
Craig Rich
Michigan Shipwreck Research Associates
: looking for info on the erie bell a ship that was built around 1878 and sank in the early 1920s in the great lakes. thanks