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    VESSEL NAME:    F. B. Gardner
    OTHER NAME(s):  -
    OFFICIAL NO:    9198
    DATE OF LOSS:   15 September 1904
    CAUSE OF LOSS:  Fire
    LOCATION:       Lake Huron, 7 mi. above Sanilac, 2.5 mi. offshore
    RIG TYPE:       Schooner
    HULL TYPE:      Wood
    BUILDER:        Alfred Gilson, Sheboygan, WI - 1855
    OWNER(S):       John C. Pringle, St. Clair, MI
    MASTER:         ?
    TONNAGE:        402 gt, 382 nt
    DIMENSIONS:     177.2 x 31.3 x 10.0
    CASUALTIES:     0 of 7

                    The F. B. GARDNER was one of the oldest vessels on
                 the lakes when she caught fire on Lake Huron while in
                 tow of the propeller D. LEUTY. The propeller quickly
                 turned and came alongside the GARDNER. Both crews fought
                 the flames until it became obvious that they could not
                 save the burning vessel. She settled to the bottom with
                 her spars sticking above the water and directly in the
                 course of lake vessels. Being a dangersous obstruction to
                 lake traffic she was moved to deeper water before the end
                 of the month.

                 Built as a Brig. Ran on a bar at Chicago in Dec., 1855.
                 Scuttled. Raised and repaired.
                 1866 - Rebuilt, converted to a bark. 
                 1872 - Rig changed to schooner.
                 1879 - Hard ashore at Point Abino. Thought to be a total
                        wreck. Rebuilt.
                 Orig. measurements: 136 x 30 x 11
                 Readmeasured 1865: 132.75 x 30.66 x 10.58; 299.94 gt
                 Measurements 1866: 132.5 x 31.58 x 10.5; 422.51 gt.
                 Measurements 1879: 177.16 x 31.25 x 10; 402.71 gt
                 

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Sources: Merchant Vessel List - 1869, 1904
         Buffalo Evening News - 16 September 1904
         Buffalo Democracy - 21 May 1855
         Detroit Free Press - 23 December 1866
         Classification of Lake Vessels and Barges - 1871