Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2016 All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Copyright Statement on this page: Submitted by Linda Talbott for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ ========================================================================= NOTICE TO USERS - These files are protected by the The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. Information contained herein is provided for research purposes and may be freely linked to. Copying for redistribution or presentation by any person, persons or organization is not allowed without the written permission of the author/submitter. Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== VESSEL NAME: Herman H. Hettler OTHER NAME(s): Walter Vail OFFICIAL NO: 81263 DATE OF LOSS: 23 November 1926 CAUSE OF LOSS: Storm LOCATION: Lake Superior, Grand Island RIG TYPE: Steamer, bulk freight HULL TYPE: Wood BUILDER: W. Bay City, MI - 1890 OWNER(S): Blodget Steamship Co., Bay City, MI MASTER: Capt. John M. Johnson, Chicago TONNAGE: 789 gt DIMENSIONS: 210 x 34.7 x 13.2 CASUALTIES: 0 of 15 Ran on a rocky reef off Trout Point near Grand Island while heading for shelter behind Grand Island. She was bound from Bay City to Duluth with 1,000 tons of salt at the time. ======================================================================== Sources: Door County Advocate, 3 December 1926 Merchant Vessel List - 1925, 1927 Swayze, David D. "Shipwreck"