The steamer WAVERLY sank in a collision with the steamer TURRET COURT near Harbor Beach on July 22, 1903. The WAVERLY was bound up with coal and had a crew on board, who were all saved. The collision caused the WAVERLY to sink, and she now lies at the bottom of Lake Huron with 8 feet of water over her deck. The WAVERLY was part of the Cleveland Gilchrist fleet and was built in 1874. She was insured for $25,000. The crew of the WAVERLY arrived at Port Huron and refused to discuss the accident.
Steam screw WAVERLY had a gross tonnage of 1,104.02 tons and net tonnage of 989.76 tons. She was built in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1874, and her home port was Sandusky, Ohio. The vessel was 191.2 feet long, 33.7 feet wide, and 13.4 feet high, with 300 nominal horsepower. After being built as a package freight propeller, she was later converted to a bulk propeller in 1886.
In the collision with the Canadian steamer TURRET COURT off Harbor Beach, Michigan, the WAVERLY sank. TURRET COURT’s wheel chains parted when she was near the WAVERLY, causing the collision.
