R. R. Lummis (Schooner)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Tonnage

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, (B. R.) R. R. Lummis (c.1858- )
Chronology:: 1. 7/00/1858, Lake Huron, sprang a leak and repaired, $200 loss;
2. 6/00/1860, Sault Ste. Marie River, struck a rock and repaired, $75 loss;
3. 8/00/1869, lost a man overboard and drowned on Lake Michigan;
4. 9/00/1872, Lake Huron, collision, Propeller, City of Fremont), and repaired, $16, 000 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859, 3/11/1861;
2. Buffalo Morning Express: 3/11/1861;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:

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