J. W. Clise
Schooner · Lost 1940 · The Gulf of Mexico
The four-masted schooner J. W. Clise was abandoned in the 1940 Louisiana hurricane south of Mobile; her crew was saved.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Built at Ballard, Washington, in 1904, the 186-foot four-masted schooner J. W. Clise sailed for American and Norwegian owners. In August 1940, during the Louisiana hurricane, she began taking water several miles south of Mobile and her crew abandoned her; they were later saved. Her wreck is reported in very deep water in the Gulf of Mexico.
Vessel
- 1904
- Globe Navigation Co.
- Ballard, Washington
- Wood
- 185.6 ft
- 41 ft
- Not established
- Sail
- Not established
Loss
- August 7, 1940
- Storm
- Several miles south of Mobile, Gulf of Mexico
- Gulf of Mexico
- Not established
- Not established
- Not established
- 0
- Not established
The Wreck Today
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Position
- Not established
- Position not established
- Mobile, Alabama
No pin: no surveyed wreck position in the sources used.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Sparsely documented (50/100)
Based on a published secondary account; original records were not independently inspected.
Wikipedia — J. W. Clise (schooner)
Article narrative of construction, voyage and loss (secondary summary of cited books and newspapers).
Feature article on the abandonment of J. W. Clise in the Gulf of Mexico.
