ADMIRAL (1852, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ADMIRAL
Year of Build:
1852
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Port Hope, ONT
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Note: Scow built.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Stevens
Original Owner and Location:
Bletcher, Harris & Capt. Wright, Port Hope, ONT
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
167
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Toronto Point, ONT
Lake Ontario.
Date:
4 Nov 1867
How:
Wrecked
Final Cargo:
200,000 feet of lumber
Notes:
Bound for Oswego, NY. Driven on Sand bar by wind; 1 lost.
History
Chronology:

1854 129 old tons.

1860 Owned G.M. Post, Oswego, NY.

1861 Refastened and strengthened.

1863 Owned Myles and Bros., Hamilton.

1865 Owned Myles and Bros., Hamilton.

1866 Owned William Miles, Toronto.

1867, Nov 4 Stranded Toronto, ONT, Lake Ontario.

1871 Not listed in BLU.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
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
(989)356-6188
Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy