Built for freight service between Buffalo and Chicago, the Sun had been cut down to a Lumber Hooker by the time of her loss. The crew set her consorts loose as the ship foundered 10 miles off Rondeau Bay in Ontario. All of the crew were picked up by a passing schooner.
Location: 10 miles southwest of Erieau, Ontario Depth: 60 feet
Official Number: 22281
Lies: bow south Type: wood propeller / lumber hooker
Cargo: none
Power: direct acting vertical engine 28.5" cylinder with 3'6" stroke
Owner(s) Robert Montgomery and others, Buffalo, NY
Built: 1854 at Buffalo, NY by Vincent Bidwell
Dimensions: 191'11 x 28'6” x 12' Tonnage: 629
Date of Loss: Sunday, July 12, 1874
Cause of Loss: Foundered in storm
Official Number: 22281
Lies: bow south Type: wood propeller / lumber hooker
Cargo: none
Power: direct acting vertical engine 28.5" cylinder with 3'6" stroke
Owner(s) Robert Montgomery and others, Buffalo, NY
Built: 1854 at Buffalo, NY by Vincent Bidwell
Dimensions: 191'11 x 28'6” x 12' Tonnage: 629
Date of Loss: Sunday, July 12, 1874
Cause of Loss: Foundered in storm
Steamer Sun
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