FLORA JANE (1866, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FLORA JANE
Year of Build:
1866
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Picton, ONT
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Note: Round stern, standing bowsprit, fore & aft schooner, no figurehead.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
David Tait, Jr.
Built on Bottom of:
INDIAN
Original Owner and Location:
Jas. S. McCuaig, et al, Picton, ONT.
Ownership Notes:
Jas. Collier, Picton. Elisha B. Smith, Picton.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
94'
Beam:
17'
Depth:
7.5'
Tonnage (gross):
91
Final Disposition
Final Location:
South Bay, ONT. Lake Ontario
Date:
27 Feb 1889
How:
Sank.
Notes:
Total loss.
History
Chronology:

1866, Oct 15 Registered Picton, ONT.

1876, Apr 29 Owned James Cooper, Marysburg, ONT.

1879 Owned Cooper, et al, Milford, ONT.

1889, Feb 27 Sank South Bay, ONT, total loss; registry closed.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Canadian Registers
Canadian Sessional Papers
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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