Other Names #
- COMANACHE
- CAMANCHE U4932
- Schooner
The schooner COMANACHE, also spelled as COMANCHE, had the official number 4932. It was a wooden, two-masted schooner that was built in 1867 by J. Navagh in Oswego, New York. The vessel had the following specifications: 137 feet in length, 25 feet in beam, and 11 feet in depth, with a tonnage of 322.
On November 27, 1886, the COMANACHE encountered a severe storm near Point Peninsula, New York, in Lake Ontario. The schooner ran aground on a shoal and subsequently sank. Tragically, during the incident, a local farmer lost his life while attempting to rescue the eight crew members of the vessel. The COMANACHE was carrying a cargo of corn at the time.
Following its sinking, the COMANACHE was later recovered and rebuilt under the name THOMAS DOBBIE. It underwent reconstruction and refurbishment to return to service as a different vessel.
Prior to the sinking in 1886, the COMANACHE had faced other mishaps. In the previous year, it had been damaged and stranded near South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan. Additionally, in 1881, the schooner had sunk and was subsequently abandoned in the Welland Canal.
It is worth noting that the official documents spelled the vessel’s name as CAMANCHE, and that was the spelling painted on its hull.
