Amboy (schooner-barge)
The Amboy aground after the Mataafa Storm | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Amboy |
| Operator | Tonawanda Iron & Steel Company |
| Port of registry | United States |
| Builder | Quayle & Murphy |
| Completed | 1874 |
| Out of service | November 28, 1905 |
| Identification | U.S. Registry #95276 |
| Fate | Ran aground on Lake Superior in the Mataafa Storm of 1905 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 209.3 feet (63.8 m) |
| Beam | 34.2 feet (10.4 m) |
| Height | 14.4 feet (4.4 m) |
| Location | Lake Superior, about a mile southwest of Sugar Loaf Cove |
| Coordinates | 47°28′41″N 90°59′59″W / 47.478089°N 90.999858°W |
| Built | 1874 |
| Architect | Quayle & Murphy |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000341 |
| Added to NRHP | April 14, 1994 |
The Amboy was a wooden schooner barge that sank along with her towing steamer, the George Spencer on Lake Superior off the coast of Schroeder, Cook County, Minnesota in the United States. In 1994 the remains of the Amboy were added to the National Register of Historic Places.