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Canadian schooner Jamieson sinks in Lake Ontario near Amherst Island
On May 15 1923 the two masted schooner William Jamieson sank after springing a leak en route from Oswego to Kingston. Captain Patrick McManus of Picton and four crew plus one woman cook survived after abandoning to lifeboats. The ship loaded with 550 tons of hard coal and was built in 1872. Salvage attempts failed to recover cargo. The wreck rests in 75 feet of water near Barry Point Amherst Island with masts projecting from the hull and several artifacts recovered.
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William Jamieson
Oswego
Kingston
Lake Ontario
Amherst Island
Cook
Picton
Wego
Duck Islands
Patrick McManus
WM. Hall
Bath
Jamieson
Barry Point
Mill Point
Ontario
Rathbun & Sons
Lyman M. Davis
Grace M.filer
Mary A. Daryan
Julia B. Merrill
St. Louis
J.B. Newland