.jpg) St. Peter undertow. | |
| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | St. Peter |
| Completed | 1873 |
| Fate | Sank October 27, 1898 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 290 GRT |
| Length | 135.7 ft (41.4 m) |
| Beam | 26 ft (7.9 m) |
| Depth of hold | 12.1 ft (3.7 m) |
| Propulsion | Sails |
| Sail plan | Three-mastedschooner rig |
St. Peter (Shipwreck) | |
 Divers investigate the wreck ofSt. Peter. | |
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| Location | Address Restricted,Pultneyville, New York |
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| Coordinates | 43°18′42″N77°7′52″W / 43.31167°N 77.13111°W /43.31167; -77.13111 |
| Area | 9.1 acres (3.7 ha) |
| Built | 1873 |
| Architect | Skidmore & Abir; Edwards, Dave |
| Architectural style | Great Lakes schooner |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000226[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 22, 2004 |
St. Peter is a historicGreat Lakesschooner that sank in 1898 inLake Ontario nearPultneyville inWayne County, New York.
St. Peter was a three-mastedschooner built in 1873.[2][3] She measured 135.7 feet (41.4 m) in length and 26 feet (7.9 m) inbeam, and herdepth of hold was 12.1 feet (3.7 m).[4]
Late on the afternoon of October 26, 1898,St. Peter wassailing in southeasternLake Ontario off the coast ofNew York westbound forToledo, Ohio,[2] with a cargo of 607 short tons (542 long tons; 551 tonnes) of "chestnutcoal"[4] when she encountered ablizzard withgale-force winds.[2] Facing 20-foot (6.1 m) seas and 70-mile-per-hour (61 kn; 113 km/h) winds, hercaptain turned eastward to run with the wind.[2]
Early on the morning of October 27, 1898, after a 12-hour overnight battle in darkness against the storm,St. Peter rolled on her side and sank off Bear Creek on the coast of New York, just west ofSodus Bay and 16 miles (14 nmi; 26 km) east of the Charlotte Life Saving Station inCharlotte, New York, just as aUnited States Life-Saving Service rescue boat approached her.[2][5] The Life-Saving Servicesurfmen rescued her captain, who they found unconscious and clinging to aspar.[2][5] The captain's wife and the other four members ofSt. Peter′s crew perished.[2][5]
St. Peter′swreck was discovered in 1971.[2] It sits upright on the bottom of Lake Ontario in 117 feet (36 m) of water northeast ofPultneyville, New York.[2][3] Itsdeck and lowerhull are intact.[2]
The wreck was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places on March 22, 2004.[1] It was included within the boundaries of theLake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary when thesanctuary was created on September 6, 2024.[3] It is one of the most accessible shipwrecks forrecreational divers in the sanctuary.[2][3] TheNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has captured photographs of the wreck which it has used to create a three-dimensionalphotogrammetric model of it.[2]
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) photos of the wreck ofSt. Peter:
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