Vergennes
Canal Boat · Lost November 1853; exact day not established. · Lake Champlain
Known to divers as the Stove Boat, the early canal scow Vergennes sank in November 1853 with a hold full of cast iron stoves and kettles.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
The early scow-class canal boat Vergennes, registered at 60 tons, sank in Lake Champlain in November 1853 carrying a cargo of 'merchandise.' Sport divers found her in 1990 lying on her side with cast iron stoves, cauldrons and teakettles in her hold, earning the nickname Stove Boat. Artifacts marked by Noyes & Hutton of Troy, New York, in business from 1847 to 1852, helped the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum identify her.
Vessel
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- Wood
- 80 ft
- 12.5 ft
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- Towed
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Loss
- November 1853; exact day not established.
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- Lake Champlain, New York waters
- Lake Champlain
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- Manufactured iron goods: stoves, cauldrons and teakettles
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- Casualties not stated in the source reviewed.
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The Wreck Today
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- 1990 (sport divers)
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Position
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- Position withheld to protect the site
- Lake Champlain, New York
No pin: the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum does not publish this site's position.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Partially documented (70/100)
Identification rests on archival research; the museum describes it as almost certain.
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum — Standard Canal Boat Vergennes (Stove Boat)
Hull description, cargo, artifact dating and archival identification read; registration and survey reports not independently inspected.
