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- BALTIN
The Baltic, sometimes seen as Baltin, was a wooden two-masted brig. It was built in 1851 at Bear Creek (Wallaceburg), Ontario. The vessel had a length of 94 feet, a beam of 22 feet, and a depth of 9 feet. Its tonnage was recorded at 152 tons.
On an unspecified date in September 1855, the Baltic was lost near Port Stanley, Ontario, in Lake Erie due to a storm. The brig went aground on a reef and was destroyed. There is no mention of any loss of life in the reports.
The Baltic had no cargo on board at the time of the loss, and the details regarding its ownership and insurance are unclear. It was owned by Thomas Walter of Port Dover, Ontario. The vessel had a history of incidents, having previously gone ashore and wrecked in Georgian Bay in 1853. It was later rebuilt at Wallaceburg.
There is a possibility that the Baltic may have capsized with the loss of its entire crew off Waukegan, Illinois, in May 1852, although this information is not confirmed.
In April 1868, there was a mention of an unsuccessful attempt to drag the Baltic ashore a few miles west of Pultneyville. Captain Simpson had gone to Oswego to arrange for a steam tug to pull the vessel off and transport it to Charlotte.
