Banshee
Two-Masted Schooner · Lost 30 September or 1 October 1924 · Lake Ontario & the St. Lawrence
Banshee was a two-masted schooner lost in Lake Ontario.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Banshee was built as Maple Leaf at Bronte, Ontario, in 1879. The small schooner served in Canadian trade before seizure for a Prohibition violation. Matthew H. Knapp bought and refitted it as a private yacht. It dragged anchor and stranded in a gale in autumn 1924.
Vessel
- 1879
- William LeClair and Company
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- Wood
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Loss
- 30 September or 1 October 1924
- Grounding
- White’s Bay, Henderson Harbor, New York
- Lake Ontario
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The Wreck Today
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- Within Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary
Position
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- White’s Bay, Henderson Harbor, New York
No wreck-position coordinates transcribed for this record.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (88/100)
The loss day is uncertain; NOAA has not announced coordinates for the wreck.
NOAA Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary
Vessel identity, construction and documented loss history.
