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SS Wexford

For other ships with the same name, see Wexford (1802 EIC ship).

History
United Kingdom
NameSS Wexford
Operator
  • R.M. Hudson & Son (1883–1898)
  • N. Dubuisson (1898–1903)
  • Western Steamship Company (1903–1913)
BuilderWilliam Doxford & Sons, Sunderland
Yard number00145
Launched24 March 1883
Completed1883
FateFoundered on 9 November 1913
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length250 ft (76 m)
Beam40 ft (12 m)
Draught17 ft (5.2 m)
Crew17–24
Bodies from Wexford washed ashore near Goderich, Ontario, Canada.

SS Wexford was a steel-hulled, propeller-driven, cargo ship built by William Doxford & Sons. at Sunderland, Great Britain in 1883. The official number for Wexford was 87342 with the hull number 00145. The ship was lost on Lake Huron with all hands on 9 November 1913 during the Great Lakes storm of 1913. Sources cite conflicting numbers for crew lost with 17 to 24 crew being listed.[citation needed] Her cargo at the time of loss was 96,000 bushels of wheat.[1] The wreck was discovered 25 August 2000 sitting intact and upright in 75 feet (23 m) of water on the lake bottom.[2] A copper wreath was placed on the wreck to honor the crew of the 100th Anniversary of The Great Storm of 1913.

Ownership

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Wexford was owned by a number of parties during her service life. Wexford was renamed Elise from 1898 to 1903. She was renamed Wexford in 1903. At the time of the sinking the ship was owned by the Western Steamship Company.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Minnich, Jerry, Wisconsin Almanac, p. 217, ISBN 0-944133-06-1
  2. ^ "WEXFORD SHIPWRECK FOUND AFTER 87 YEARS". Toronto Daily Star. 30 August 2000. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  3. ^ "DETAILS OF TORONTO VESSELS WRECKED". Globe (Toronto). 12 November 1913. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
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