 The Griffith Steamer, passing the lighthouse at Buffalo Harbour Point, The Illustrated London News
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | G. P. Griffith |
| Laid down | 1847 |
| Completed | 1848 |
| Out of service | 17 June 1850 |
| Fate | Beached and burned to the waterline, 17 June 1850 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Wooden steamship |
| Tonnage | 587 |
| Length | 193 ft (59 m) |
| Draft | 6 ft (1.8 m) with no cargo; 7 ft (2.1 m) with full cargo |
| Propulsion | Paddle wheels |
SS G. P. Griffith was a passenger steamer that burned and sank on Lake Erie on 17 June 1850, resulting in the loss of between 241 and 289 lives.[1]: 54 The destruction of the G. P. Griffith was the greatest loss of life on the Great Lakes up to that point, and remains the third-greatest today, after the Eastland in 1915 and the Lady Elgin in 1860.[2]
- ^ Varhola, Michael J. (2008). Shipwrecks and lost treasures, Great Lakes : legends and lore, pirates and more! (1st ed.). Guilford, Conn.: Globe Pequot. pp. 47–56. ISBN 978-0-7627-4492-3. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ Ratigan, William (1973). Great Lakes shipwrecks & survivals (2nd ed.). Grand Rapids: Eerdmans. p. 68. ISBN 0-8028-7010-4. Retrieved 1 June 2015.