IROQUOISE (1759, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
IROQUOISE
Also known as:
HMS ANSON
Year of Build:
1759
Official Number:
FRENCH
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Point Baril, ONT
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
L. P. de Courval Cresse
Original Owner and Location:
French Navy, St. Lawrence River
Hull Dimensions
Length:
80'
Beam:
0'
Depth:
0'
Final Disposition
Final Location:
20 miles downstream from Lake Ontario
St. Lawrence River.
Date:
1761
How:
Struck shoal.
Notes:
Sunk after hitting shoal on St. Lawrence River.
History
Chronology:

1759 Built for French Fleet, St. Lawrence River.

1759 Part of defence force, Fort Niagra's loss to British.

1760, Aug Damaged on shoal & scuttled at Fort Levis (near Ogdensburg, NY).

1760, Sep Raised, repaired by British after capture of Fort Levis, renamed ANSON.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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