ICEBERG (1856, Brig)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ICEBERG
Year of Build:
1856
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Kingston, ONT
Vessel Type:
Brig
Note: Heavily built for Arctic service.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Original Owner and Location:
Dr. John Rae, Hamilton, ONT.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near Oswego, NY.
Lake Ontario.
Date:
17 Aug 1857
How:
Foundered.
Final Cargo:
Coal.
Notes:
Bound Cleveland, OH - Kingston, ONT, lost on Lake Ontario.
History
Chronology:

1856 Built to go to Arctic to search for Sir John Franklin's lost expedition.

1857, Aug 17 Lost with all hands on Lake Ontario.

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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