Clarion
Package Freighter · United States · Lost 1909 · The Lake Erie Islands
An iron package freighter burned in a December storm on Lake Erie in 1909.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Clarion was an iron package freighter built in 1881. In December 1909, during a storm on Lake Erie, fire broke out aboard her near Southeast Shoal off Point Pelee. Most of her crew were lost. Six men were rescued by a passing freighter.
Vessel
- 1881
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- Iron
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- Steam, single screw
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Loss
- December 8, 1909
- Fire
- Lake Erie, near Southeast Shoal
- Lake Erie
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- 15
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The Wreck Today
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Position
- 41.75° N 82.55° W
- General area only
- Point Pelee, Ontario
Pin marks the named place of loss, not a surveyed wreck position.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (60/100)
Exact wreck position, depth and present condition are not established in the sources reviewed.
Historical Collections of the Great Lakes, Bowling Green State University
Vessel particulars and career.
