The Wreck Today: Scattered remains of a schooner have been located on a rock bottom one quarter mile out, east of the Avon Lake power plant. A sixteen foot high rudder near shore disappeared over the winter of 1998/1999. These are believed to be vestiges of the Colonel Cook.
Colonel Cook
Additional information on the Colonel Cook is on page 54 of Erie Wrecks West.
Location: ¼ mile offshore of Avon Lake, Ohio
Coordinates: Approx.: LORAN: 43730.5 57308.2
GPS Approx: 41 30.540 82 02.527
Lies: scattered Depth: 10-20 feet
Type: schooner / barge Cargo: stone
Official #: 4366 Power: sail
Owner(s) L.P. and J.A. Smith of Cleveland, Ohio
Built: 1855 at Oswego, New York by James Navagh
Dimensions: 128’9” x 25’4” x 11’2”
Tonnage:266 gross 252 net
Date of Loss: Sunday, September 23, 1894
Cause of Loss: sprung a leak
Coordinates: Approx.: LORAN: 43730.5 57308.2
GPS Approx: 41 30.540 82 02.527
Lies: scattered Depth: 10-20 feet
Type: schooner / barge Cargo: stone
Official #: 4366 Power: sail
Owner(s) L.P. and J.A. Smith of Cleveland, Ohio
Built: 1855 at Oswego, New York by James Navagh
Dimensions: 128’9” x 25’4” x 11’2”
Tonnage:266 gross 252 net
Date of Loss: Sunday, September 23, 1894
Cause of Loss: sprung a leak
