Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2013, All Rights Reserved U.S. Data Repository Please read U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on this page: Submitted by Linda Talbott for the US Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ ========================================================================= U.S. Data Repository NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================= Formatted by U.S. Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== VESSEL NAME: Black Duck OTHER NAME(s): - OFFICIAL NO: 2115 REASON: Foundered DATE OF LOSS: 26 July 1872 LOCATION: Lake Ontario, Mexico Bay RIG TYPE: Sloop HULL TYPE: Wooden BUILDER: ? OWNER(S): ?, owned at Sackett's Harbor MASTER: ? TONNAGE: 21.65 gt LENGTH: ? BEAM: ? DEPTH: ? CASUALTIES: 0 Not much is known about this vessel. Mentioned in Oswego marine news as early as 1866. Left Cape Vincent on 26 July 1872 and foundered in Mexico Bay, in deep water, later that same day, being a total loss. ======================================================================== Sources: "Old Shipping Days in Oswego", Leo J. Finn, 1972, p. 211 Annual Report of the Secretary of War, 1872, p. 694 "History of the Great Lakes", Vol 1, Mansfield. Merchant Vessel List - 1869, 1871