The Brothers was a wooden two-masted schooner built in 1852 by Henry Marlton in Goderich, Ontario. It had the dimensions of 62 feet in length, 16.4 feet in beam, and 6.7 feet in depth. The vessel had a gross tonnage of 64 tons and a net tonnage of 57 tons.
In early spring of 1869, the Brothers met its unfortunate end off the coast of Goderich, Ontario, in Lake Huron. The schooner was caught in an ice field, and the pressure from the ice caused the hull to be crushed. Fortunately, there were no reported casualties in this incident.
In a separate note, there is mention of another schooner named Brothers that was reported lost near Port Burwell in 1833. It is unclear if these two vessels are related or if they share any connection beyond the name.
Additional historical details or information about the cargo the Brothers was carrying at the time of its loss are not provided in the available sources.
Sources for this information include the vessel description and historical details from the Great Lakes Maritime Database.
