Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2012, All Rights Reserved U.S. Data Repository Please read U.S. Data Repository Copyright Statement on this page: Submitted by Linda Talbott for the US Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ ========================================================================= U.S. Data Repository NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================= Formatted by U.S. Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== TWELVE WORST MARITIME DISASTERS IN GREAT LAKE HISTORY (based on number of casualties) ------------------------------- 9. Asia: Foundered in Georgian Bay Date: September 15, 1882 Location: Georgian Bay Type: propeller Hull Type: Wooden Owner: J. C. Graham, St. Catherine's Builder: Melancthon Simpson, St. Catherine's Master: Capt. J. N. Savage Gross tonnage: 347 From the Annual Report of the Chief Signal Officer.. "Propeller Asia foundered in Georgian Bay; 120 persons supposed to be lost, two saved. Vessel valued at $25,000; 404 tons measurement; 97 passengers, 25 crew." ========================================================================== Sources: "Shipwrecks of the Great Lakes" , Dana Thomas Bowen, 1952 "Annual Report of the Chief Signal Officer to the Secretary of War - 1882"