WELCOME (1775, Sloop)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WELCOME
Year of Build:
1775
Official Number:
BRITISH
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Fort Michilimackinac, MI
Vessel Type:
Sloop
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Hudson's Bay Company
Original Owner:
John Askin
Power
Number of Masts:
1
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Straits of Mackinac, Lake Huron / Lake Michigan
Date:
1787
How:
Storm
Notes:
(1781 also given)
History
Chronology:

1778 One source says built by British Navy at Navy Island; 47 tons

1779 Sold to British Admiralty

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

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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