AH-WR-0488

A. Seaman

Tug · United States · Lost 1905 · Georgian Bay & the North Channel

A small Buffalo-built wooden steam tug that burned near Cape Croker in Georgian Bay in 1905 with no loss of life.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Interpretive Reconstruction, drawn to convey the vessel's era, type and general form. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

Built in 1873 at Buffalo, New York, A. Seaman was sold into Canadian service the following year and worked towing duties out of Toronto for the Crawford Tug Company. On September 5, 1905, while operating near Cape Croker on Georgian Bay, she caught fire and burned to a total loss. Her crew escaped without injury.

Vessel

Built: 1873
Builder: Haught & Dunslaight
Yard: Buffalo, New York
Material: Wood
Length: 70 ft
Beam: 14 ft
Tonnage: 76
Propulsion: Steam
Owners: Crawford Tug Company, Toronto (at loss)

Loss

Date: September 5, 1905
Cause: Fire
Location: Near Cape Croker, Georgian Bay
Water: Lake Huron (Georgian Bay)
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: 0
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: 44.97° N 80.99° W
Accuracy: General area only
Nearest: Cape Croker, Georgian Bay
Region: Georgian Bay & the North Channel

General area only: coordinate of Cape Croker from the Canadian Geographical Names Database (Natural Resources Canada), marking the named place of loss recorded for this vessel, not a surveyed wreck position.