Hinckley
Steam Barge · Lost 1929 · Lake Ontario & the St. Lawrence
Hinckley was a steam barge lost in Lake Ontario.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Hinckley was built at Chaumont in 1901 and later enlarged. It carried coal between New York and Canadian ports. On its final voyage from Fairhaven to Gananoque, worsening leaks forced it toward shore. It grounded near Stony Island in July 1929 without loss of life.
Vessel
- 1901
- US 96578
- Captain Frank D. Phelps
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- Wood
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- Steam
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Loss
- July 29, 1929
- Grounding
- Between Stony Island and Stony Point, New York
- Lake Ontario
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- Coal
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The Wreck Today
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- Within Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary
Position
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- Between Stony Island and Stony Point, New York
No wreck-position coordinates transcribed for this record.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (88/100)
Crew totals and details not stated here are not established in the sources reviewed.
NOAA Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary
Vessel identity, construction and documented loss history.
