AH-WR-0727

Ellsworth

Steam Barge · United States · Lost 1877 · Lake Ontario & the St. Lawrence

A schooner-rigged steam barge that burned and sank off Stony Island in 1877, now a shallow wreck in Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary.

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The Vessel and Her Loss

Ellsworth was a wooden, schooner-rigged steam barge built in 1869 that operated on Lake Ontario. She burned and sank on July 10, 1877, off the southeast point of Stony Island. The wreck now lies in shallow water and is included among the accessible sites of the Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary.

Vessel

Built: 1869
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam, screw, schooner-rigged
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: July 10, 1877
Cause: Fire
Location: Off the southeast point of Stony Island, Lake Ontario
Water: Lake Ontario
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: 21 ft
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Within Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary

Position

Coordinates: 43.89° N 76.33° W
Accuracy: General area only
Nearest: Stony Island, New York
Region: Lake Ontario & the St. Lawrence

General area only: coordinate of Stony Island from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, marking the named place near the loss location recorded for this vessel, not a surveyed wreck position.