The Castalia was a schooner that was originally built as a brig in 1847 by D. Dibble in Sandusky, Ohio. It had the official number 4270 (or possibly 4383). The vessel measured approximately 119 feet in length, 25 feet in beam, and had a depth of 9 feet. It had a gross tonnage of 242 tons and a net tonnage of 221 tons.
On July 4, 1871, the Castalia was caught in a storm near Cove Island in Georgian Bay, Lake Huron. The schooner was overwhelmed by the storm and driven ashore, becoming stranded in shallow water, about a mile away from deep water. It eventually broke up in another storm on July 12, 1871.
It is not specified in the information provided whether there was any loss of life during the incident. The Castalia was carrying no cargo at the time of the loss and was described as being light.
The vessel had been recently rebuilt from a brig to a schooner in 1870-71 and had just come out of drydock in May. Prior to the rebuild, it had experienced previous incidents, including being disabled and losing topmasts in 1851, as well as being dismasted in 1870.
The Castalia was owned by the Lodewyck Brothers of Detroit, Michigan, and its home port was Detroit.
