SWEEPSTAKES (1867, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SWEEPSTAKES
Year of Build:
1867
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wellington Square, ONT
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
J. Simpson
Original Owner and Location:
William Bunten & John Waldie, Burlington, ONT
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
119'
Beam:
22.8'
Depth:
10.1'
Tonnage (gross):
218
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Tobermory Harbor, ONT., Big Tub Bay; Georgian Bay.
Date:
Jun 1896
How:
Sank due to old age & condition.
Final Cargo:
Coal.
History
Chronology:

1868, Oct 23 Aground with wheat Point Frederick Shoal, Lake Ontario.

1875, Jan 26 Owned Bunten et al, Burlington, ONT.

1880, Aug 25 Owned John Waldie & E.E. Thomas.

1880, Oct 30 Collided with schooner GAZELLE off Oswego, NY., Lake Ontario.

1881, Mar 22 Owned John Waldie, Burlington.

1883, Oct 15 Owned George Steward, Mooretown, ONT.

1885. Aug 30 Ashore Cove Island, Georgian Bay.

1896, Jun Sank.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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