Fontana (Schooner)

History
United States
Name	Fontana
Builder	Simon Langell
Fate	Sank 3 August 1900
General characteristics
Length	231 ft 4 in (70.51 m)
Beam	38 ft (12 m)
Depth	9 ft (2.7 m)

TheFontanawas a wooden schooner that sank in theSt. Clair Riverin U.S. state ofMichiganon 3 August 1900 while under tow from theSSKaliyuga.

On the morning of 4 August 1900, theFontana,under tow from theSSKaliyuga,collided with theSantiago,in tow of theSSAppomattox.John McGregor was sleeping in theFontana's forecastle and was killed when the ships collided.

Days after the collision, the SchoonerKingfishercollided with the wreck of theFontana.

No company was willing to bid to raise theFontana,on account of the swift current and difficulty in patching the hole in her hull. She was blasted with dynamite in October 1900 as the United States government believed that a further accident involving theFontanacould obstruct the St. Clair river.