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Amboy

Schooner-Barge · United States · Lost 1905 · The Minnesota North Shore

A wooden schooner-barge wrecked alongside her towing steamer George Spencer during the 1905 Mataafa Storm on Minnesota's North Shore.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

Amboy was a wooden schooner-barge built in 1874, used to haul coal and iron ore under tow behind steamers on Lake Superior. On November 28, 1905, in tow of the steamer George Spencer and running light toward Duluth, she was caught in the Mataafa Storm and driven ashore near Schroeder, Minnesota. Her crew was rescued alongside that of the Spencer. The two wrecks lie near one another and were jointly listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Vessel

Built: 1874
Builder: Quayle & Murphy
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Towed by steamer
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: November 28, 1905
Cause: Storm
Location: Near Thomasville, Cook County, Minnesota, Lake Superior
Water: Lake Superior
Voyage: Duluth, Minnesota (to load ore)
Cargo: In ballast
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: 0
Master: Fred Watson

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Remains lie near the George Spencer site; specific present condition not detailed in sources reviewed.
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 1994, jointly with the George Spencer.