Ashtabula (ferry)

American train ferry

For other uses, see Ashtabula.

The ferry Ashtabula

Ashtabula was a train ferry that traveled between Ashtabula, Ohio, on the south shore of Lake Erie, to Port Burwell, Ontario, on the north shore.[1][2] Ashtabula was built in 1906, at the Great Lakes Engineering Works in St. Clair, Michigan, to transport ore and coal cars.[3] She sank on 18 September 1958 after colliding with the steamer Ben Moreell in Ashtabula harbour.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Ashtabula (Ferry), U203071, sunk by collision, 18 Sep 1958". Maritime History of the Great Lakes. Retrieved 2011-11-14. "Sunk in collision with steamer BEN MOREELL in harbor at Ashtabula, Ohio, September 18, 1958."
2. ^ "The Water Front, Port Burwell, Canada". Maritime History of the Great Lakes. Retrieved 2011-11-14. "The Pennsylvania-Ontario Transportation Company railroad car ferry ASHTABULA lies in the harbour."
3. ^ Schaeffer, Evelyn (2005). Ashtabula: People and Places. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738534305.

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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1958

Shipwrecks|

* 21 Jan: Luffness
* 11 Feb: Aydin
* 1 Mar: Üsküdar
* 19 Mar: USS Ford County, USS Kent County
* 28 Mar: USS Lyman County
* 6 Apr: Skaubryn
* 28 Apr: KRI Hang Tuah, San Flaviano
* 12 May: Cliffville
* 22 May: USS Gibson County
* 29 May: USS Stickleback
* 26 Jun: Omega
* 7 Aug: S.E. Graham
* 15 Aug: USS Hillsborough County
* 22 Aug: Norse Lady
* 18 Sep: Ashtabula
* 26 Sep: USS Hampden County
* 21 Oct: USS Chittenden County
* 16 Nov: Nyon
* 18 Nov: Carl D. Bradley
* December (unknown date): Seabird
* Unknown date: Flying Lark

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* 9 Jan: HMS Taciturn
* 16 Feb: USS Guavina
* 31 Mar: Skaubryn
* 28 Apr: Daronia
* 25 Jun: East River collision
* 22–23 Jul: President Cleveland
* 30 Jul: Canadiana
* 14 Aug: Norse Lady
* 26 Aug: HNLMS De Zeven Provinciën
* 13 Sep: Melika
* 19 Sep: Petropavlovsk
* 15 Dec: Argonaftis
* Unknown date: Aquila, Armonia, Los Mayas

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