AUSTRALIA (1853, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
AUSTRALIA
Year of Build:
1853
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sodus, NY
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Hosea Rogers
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
151
History
Chronology:

1853-1854 Enrolled Oswego, NY.

1859, Nov 24 Ashore Gravelly Bay, Port Colborne; reportedly broken in two.

1860 Owned J.G. Beard & Son, Toronto, ONT.

1863 148 tons.

1866 123 gross tons.

1869, Oct 26 Laden with barley; ashore 1 1/2 miles below Oswego, NY in snowstorm; cargo damaged.

1870 Rebuilt.

1871 Owned Jackman, Toronto, ONT. Large repairs 1868 & 1869.

1871, Nov 15 Collision with schooner LADY FRANKLIN, Toledo harbor.

1878 Rebuilt; 148 ton barge.

1879 Owned Rathbun, Montreal.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database
Newspaper Clippings
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
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