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The steamer Ira H. Owen before the Mataafa Storm of 1905

The steamer Ira H. Owen 1905

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Did you know that an inordinate number of ships named Owen have sunk on the Great Lakes?

The John Owen was a side wheeler that burned at Port Stanley in April, 1860. Another John Owen sank in Lake Superior with all hands on November 11, 1919.
On November 1, 1878 a two-masted scow schooner, the D.R. Owen sank
A 90 foot wooden propeller named Owen sunk in Lake Ontario on October, 12, 1902
Steamer Ira H. Owen, a 262' steel steamer sank on November 28, 1905 in Lake Superior.
The Ira H. Owen was launched in 1872 and renamed 10 years later as the Monohansett. It sank on November 23, 1907.
The 62' tug Owen sank on December 6, 1921