BELLE (1855, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BELLE
Also known as:
LEADER
Year of Build:
1855
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Oakville, ONT
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Note: Standing bowsprit, round stern.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Melancthon Simpson
Master Carpenter:
Pollen
Original Owner and Location:
Thomas Charles Chisholm, Oakville, ONT.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
49'
Beam:
15.3'
Depth:
5.3'
Tonnage (old style):
32 4/5
History
Chronology:

1856, Apr 29 Owned William Whiticher & William Pigeon of Pickering, ONT.

1857, Apr 7 Owned John Leys, Toronto.

1859 Rebuilt to 64 tons, renamed LEADER.

1864 Owned Beatie & Co., Toronto, ONT.

1865 69 tons.

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