HOWARD, FLORENCE (1859, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
HOWARD, FLORENCE
Year of Build:
1859
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Picton, ONT
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
David G. Tait
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
119
Capacity:
7,000 bushels
Final Disposition
Final Location:
4 miles WNW Salmon Point. Lake Ontario
Date:
20 Nov 1883
How:
Sunk.
Final Cargo:
5,000 bushels barley.
Notes:
Bound Wellington - West Point, sank near Salmon Point.
History
Chronology:

1863 Owned B. Flint, Belleville, ONT.

1866 Large repairs.

1870, Sep 17 Collision with DOMINION 25 miles from Rochester; owned David Andrews, Belleville.

1883, Nov 20 Wrecked Salmon Point, Lake Ontario laden with 5,000 bushels barley.

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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USA
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