Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2015 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ ========================================================================= Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== VESSEL NAME: Falcon OTHER NAME(s): Katie Buttironi (renamed 1901) OFFICIAL NO: 14393 DATE OF LOSS: 7 November 1909 REASON: Storm LOCATION: Lake Michigan, South Fox Island RIG TYPE: Propeller HULL TYPE: Wood BUILDER: George King Shipyard, Marine City, MI - 1881 OWNER(S): Cleveland Cliffs MASTER: ? TONNAGE: 865 gt DIMENSIONS: 174.42 x 31 x 20.33 CASUALTIES: 0 SURVIVORS: 13 On August 18, 1905, the FALCON was bound Escanaba to Elk Rapids when, during a dense fog and under full speed, she struck hard on the northern tip of South Fox Island. Bound from Escanaba to East Jordon, MI., when a heavy storm caused her to strand on the northern tip of South Fox Island and broke up. Large repairs in 1897 ======================================================================== Sources: Annual Report of the Steamboat Inspection Service - 1910 Greenwood "Namesakes 1900-1909" - p. 88 Merchant Vessel List - 1906, 1908 Blue Book of American Shipping - 1902 Great Lakes Maritime Database - University of Michigan Last updated 29 July 2015