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Site Description #
- 2 Masted Schooner
- 123ffw
- 135ft
- Humber Bay, Toronto, Ontario
- N43°36’7″ W79°25’1″
History – Complete History of the Burning #
The Lyman M. Davis was built in Muskegon, Michigan, a small town tucked inside a natural harbour on the eastern shore of Lake Michigan, in 1873. At nearly 40-meters front to back and with room for 225 tons of cargo, the vessel, with its twin masts and a multitude of sails, was built to carry vast stacks of white pine from the Upper Peninsula to Chicago during the restoration that followed the city’s great fire.
Historical Collection of the Great Lakes File BGSU #
| Registry and Rig Information | |
|---|---|
| Name | DAVIS, LYMAN M. |
| Registry | U.S. Canadian 130436 |
| Official Number | 15934 |
| Rig | Schooner |
| Dimensions and Tonnage | |
| Length | 123.00 |
| Width | 27.16 |
| Depth | 9.33 |
| Gross Tonnage | 224.97 |
| Hull Material | Wood |
| Vessel History | |
| Rebuilds | Remeasured, Grand Haven, MI, May 1, 1876 (195.35 gross – 185.59 net). Canadian measures, 1913 (123 x 27.16 x 9; 198 gross). |
| History | First enrollment was issued at Grand Haven, MI, on September 18, 1873. LYMAN M. DAVIS was the last commercial schooner in commission on the Great Lakes. |
| Disposition | Burned as a public spectacle at Sunnyside Park, Toronto, Ontario, on June 29, 1934. |
| Build Information | |
| Builder | Arnold, J.P. |
| Place Built | Muskegon, MI |
| Date Built | 1873-00-00 |
| Source | |
| Source | HCGL |
Vessel Names #
| Name | Begin Date | End Date | Registry | Official Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIS, LYMAN M. | 1913-00-00 | 1934-00-00 | CANADA | 130436 |
Related Links #
1934: The retired wooden schooner LYMAN M. DAVIS was torched as a spectacle off the Sunnyside Amusement Park at Toronto and it burned to the waterline.
