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The Anthony Wayne underway
History
United States
NameAnthony Wayne
Operator
  • Perrysburgh & Miami Steam Boat Company 1837-1839
  • Charles B. Howard & Company 1839-1850
Builder
In serviceAugust 8, 1837
Out of serviceApril 27, 1850
FateSank after a boiler explosion.
General characteristics
Class and typeSidewheel steamer - passengers and package freight
Tonnage390.50 gross register tonnage[1]
Length156.50 ft (47.70 m)[1]
Beam25.75 ft (7.85 m)[1]
Height10.25 ft (3.12 m)[1]
Anthony Wayne Shipwreck
PS Anthony Wayne is located in Ohio
PS Anthony Wayne
PS Anthony Wayne is located in the United States
PS Anthony Wayne
LocationLake Erie, near Vermilion, Ohio
Nearest cityVermilion, Ohio
Coordinates41°31.00′N 82°23.00′W / 41.51667°N 82.38333°W / 41.51667; -82.38333
Built1837
ArchitectSamuel L. Hubbell
Architectural styleSteamboat
NRHP reference No.15000479 [2]
Added to NRHPJanuary 2, 2018

The PS Anthony Wayne (also known as Anthony B. Wayne or General Wayne) was an early wooden-hulled sidewheel steamship[A] that sank on the day of April 28, 1850 in Lake Erie off the coast of Vermilion, Ohio after two of her starboard side boilers exploded.[4] There was an estimated 50 to 69 people onboard but the ship's passenger manifest was unclear about how many passengers boarded the Wayne at each location. Although the ship's clerk reported that there were 80 to 100 people onboard which included the crew with about 30 of them surviving.[4]

The wreck of the Wayne was discovered in September 2006 lying in 50 feet (15 m) of water about 8 miles north of Vermilion, Ohio.[5] Although she was discovered in 2006, a public announcement was not made until June 21, 2007.[3] On January 2, 2018 the wreck of the Wayne was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[6]

History

The Anthony Wayne was built in 1837, in Perrysburg, Ohio by Samuel L. Hubbell.[4][1] She was 156.50 feet (47.70 m) in length, her beam was 25.75 feet (7.85 m) wide and her hull was 10.25 feet (3.12 m) deep. She had a gross register tonnage of 390.50 tons.[1] She was powered by a compound engine, power for the engine was provided by 4 Scotch marine boilers and she was propelled two 28 inch paddle wheels. She was named after United States Army officer Anthony Wayne.[7]

Final voyage

On the day of April 27, 1850 the Wayne left Toledo, Ohio carrying 27 passengers, she later steamed into Sandusky, Ohio. She left Sandusky at about midnight with about 40 more passengers on board.[8][9][7] She also picked up 300 barrels of high quality wine and whiskey and some cattle and horses.[4]

Passengers and crew

Passengers Crew Total
63[5] 30[5] 93[5]
25 saved[5] 15 saved[5] 40 saved[5]
11 wounded[5] 4 wounded[5] 19 wounded[5]
10 killed[5] 11 killed[5] 21 killed[5]
17 missing[5] 0 missing[5] 17 missing[5]

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Wayne, Anthony". Bowling Green State University. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Found! A.B. Wayne". Ohio Shipwrecks. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d "Explore Shipwrecks: Anthony Wayne". Ohio Shipwrecks. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "177-year old shipwreck discovered in Lake Erie". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  6. ^ "The Anthony Wayne Shipwreck is now the first Ohio shipwreck listed on the National Register of Historic Places!". Ohio History. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  7. ^ a b "PSS Anthony Wayne (+1850)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  8. ^ Ratigan 1977.
  9. ^ Thompson 2004.

Notes

  1. ^ The Anthony Wayne was an early Great Lakes steamboat. The Wayne was built only 19 years after the first steamboat, the Walk-In-The-Water saw service on the waters of the lakes.[3]

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