The charred remains of a century-old schooner that wrecked in a 1933 hurricane can be spotted in the sand of a popular Outer Banks island for now. But there’s always a chance nature could cover ...
“Because it’s so small, that makes it very, very old,” said Tom Kowalczk ... “That’s our working theory,” she said. The schooner was built in 1821 in Cleveland at a time when the ...
The vessel length was 137 feet; beam, 26 feet; depth of hold, 10 feet. The 289-ton schooner was launched on May 3, 1875, and named for Manitowoc businessman John Schuette, who was a state senator ...
HARRISVILLE, MI – A massive schooner was claimed by Lake Huron during a blinding November snowstorm 130 years ago, records say. The 217-foot schooner John L. Shaw is one of dozens of ships that ...