Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2023 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/ ========================================================================= NOTICE TO USERS - These files are protected by the The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. Information contained herein is provided for research purposes and may be freely linked to. Copying for redistribution or presentation by any person, persons or organization is not allowed without the written permission of the author/submitter. Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== VESSEL NAME: Goshawk OTHER NAME(s): sometimes seen as Gos Hawk OFFICIAL NO: 10224 DATE OF LOSS: 16 June 1920 CAUSE OF LOSS: Foundered LOCATION: Lake Huron, off Tawas Point, MI RIG TYPE: Schooner, tow barge HULL TYPE: Wood BUILDER: Ira Lafrinnier, Cleveland, OH - 1866 OWNER(S): C. W. Blodgett, Bay City, MI MASTER: Capt. Duncan Campbell, Bay City, MI TONNAGE: 549.62 gt, 522.14 nt DIMENSIONS: 180 x 32.25 x 12.66 CASUALTIES: None Bound Bay City, MI., to Duluth with salt. Was found to be leaking near Au Sable. There were no heavy seas or winds and GOSHAWK had recently undergone extensive repairs. The pumps were not keeping up with the rising water and the decision was made to turn around and head for Tawas. The captain and crew abandoned GOSHAWK about three miles from shore when it became obvious they could not make the shore. ======================================================================== Sources: Merchant Vessel List - 1871, '73. '74, '78, '81, '87, '88, '90 Port Huron Times Herald - 17 & 18 June 1920 Lansing State Journal - 17 June 1920