AH-WR-0283

F.H. Prince

Steel Bulk Freighter · United States · Lost 1911 · The Lake Erie Islands

A steel bulk freighter destroyed by fire on Lake Erie in 1911.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

F.H. Prince was a steel steam freighter built in 1890 for Great Lakes bulk trade. In May 1911 she was destroyed by fire on Lake Erie near Long Point. Details of casualties and precise location are only partially documented. She is recorded through regional Great Lakes wreck references.

Vessel

Built: 1890
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Steel
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam, single screw
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: May 31, 1911
Cause: Fire
Location: Near Long Point, Lake Erie
Water: Lake Erie
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

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

Position

Coordinates: 41.604° N 82.676° W
Accuracy: Surveyed position
Nearest: Long Point, Lake Erie
Region: The Lake Erie Islands

Ohio Sea Grant's official Lake Erie shipwreck database gives a surveyed position, 41°36.240'N 82°40.520'W, near Kelleys Island (citing Kohl and Kelch), for the wreck of the converted sand-dredge F.H. Prince.