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- LORRAINE
Catariqui wrecks
The Alice Mary, later known as Lorraine, was a sloop barge with the following dimensions: 80 feet in length, 10.6 feet in width, and 5.4 feet in depth. It had a gross tonnage of 70.10 and a net tonnage of 67.15. The vessel was originally built in 1875 by Christopher Harris in Dog Lake, Battersea, Ontario. Its construction featured a wooden frame and a single mast.
Tragedy struck the Alice Mary on April 24, 1882, when it encountered a storm and suffered a leak while en route from Kingston to Amherst Island. The vessel stranded and became a total loss in the Bay of Quinte, Ontario. The incident resulted in a loss of $4,000, and it is unclear whether there were any casualties.
The sloop barge Alice Mary was later purchased by Captain Allen, who towed it to Kingston on April 29, 1882. Plans were made to raise and repair the vessel, although reports indicated that the decayed condition of its timbers and the swelling of the peas it carried could potentially lead to further damage.
In terms of registration and classification, the Alice Mary had an official number of C72564 and was closed for registration on May 8, 1882, due to being wrecked and deemed a total loss. The vessel was associated with Battersea and was initially built as a St. Lawrence River barge.
The Lorraine, formerly known as the Alice Mary, was rebuilt in 1882. It was classified as a schooner with a capacity of 100 tons. The rebuilding process involved starting from the bottom of the original Alice Mary. The Lorraine was owned by Philips and registered in Kingston. Additional details such as its value, class, and specific remarks are not provided in the available information from 1890.
Following the loss of the Alice Mary, a new vessel named Lorraine was registered in Kingston in September 1882. This Lorraine was built by Allen F. Theophilus in Kingston and had a length of 81 feet, a beam of 18.6 feet, and a depth of 5.7 feet. Its gross tonnage was recorded as 73.63, with a net tonnage of 62.82. The vessel was described as a carvel-decked sloop with a square stern and a single mast. Its propulsion was through sailing. The Lorraine remained in existence until it was officially noted as “supposed to be out of existence” on December 10, 1937, according to registry records.
