DETROIT, HMS (1813, Other)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
DETROIT, HMS
Year of Build:
1813
Official Number:
BRITISH
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Fort Malden, ONT
Vessel Type:
Other
Note: Warship, 19 guns.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
British Navy
Original Owner and Location:
British Navy, Fort Malden, ONT.
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
480
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Niagara Falls, Goat Island.
Niagara River.
Date:
Oct 1841
Notes:
Aground on Goat Island, went to pieces.
History
Chronology:

1813 British flagship in Battle of Lake Erie, captured by U.S. Forces, sunk for preservation at Misery Bay, Erie, PA.

1825, Jul 12 Sold Erie; at Bay of Presque Isle.

1835 Owned George Miles, Erie; raised & repaired for use as a merchant vessel.

1836, Aug 2 Owned Thomas Cook, William Ruxton & George Miles, Jr., Buffalo District; 96'2" x 26 x 11'1", 244 41/95 tons.

1837, Sep 25 Owned Hubbard & Co, Chicago, IL, et al; enrolled Detroit, MI.

1839, Sep 10 Condemned at Buffalo, NY, Lake Erie.

1841, Sep 10 Sent over Niagara Falls as spectacle.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
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