A. E. Vickery
Schooner · Lost 1889 · Lake Ontario & the St. Lawrence
The corn-laden schooner A. E. Vickery struck a shoal in the Thousand Islands' American Narrows on August 17, 1889, and sank near Rock Island Light.
Ashley D. George
The Vessel and Her Loss
Launched at Three Mile Bay, New York, in July 1861 as J. B. Penfield, this 136-foot three-masted wooden schooner was renamed A. E. Vickery in 1884. In August 1889, carrying 21,000 bushels of corn for Wiser's Distillery at Prescott, Ontario, she struck a shoal entering the American Narrows of the Thousand Islands and sank. She lies about 115 feet down near Rock Island Light, a popular dive.
Vessel
- 1861
- Not established
- Three Mile Bay, New York
- Wood
- 136.2 ft
- 26.2 ft
- Not established
- Sail
- Not established
Loss
- August 17, 1889
- Grounding
- American Narrows, near Rock Island Light, Thousand Islands
- St. Lawrence River
- Prescott, Ontario
- 21,000 bushels of corn for Wiser's Distillery
- Not established
- The article does not report casualties.
- Not established
The Wreck Today
- 115 ft
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
Position
- Not established
- Position not established
- Fishers Landing, New York
No pin: no surveyed wreck position in the sources used.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Sparsely documented (50/100)
Based on a published secondary account; original records were not independently inspected.
Wikipedia — A. E. Vickery (schooner)
Article narrative of construction, voyage and loss (secondary summary of cited books and newspapers).
Dive Brockville — A. E. Vickery
Built 1861, renamed 1884, struck a shoal and sank in August 1889.
