FLYING CLOUD (1852, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FLYING CLOUD
Year of Build:
1852
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Bronte, ONT
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Malancthon Simpson
Original Owner and Location:
Thomas C. Chisholm et al, Toronto, ONT.
Ownership Notes:
Benjamin Hajaman, Toronto & Marshall C. Thompson, Bronte.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
96.2'
Beam:
20.2'
Depth:
9'
Tonnage (old style):
143
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Red Creek near Oswego, NY.
Lake Ontario.
Date:
18 Oct 1870
How:
Storm.
Final Cargo:
Lumber.
Notes:
Driven ashore, vessel & cargo total loss; no loss of life.
History
Chronology:

1852 Registered Bronte, ONT.

1864 Owned Giles, Toronto.

1866, Nov Damaged in collision with propeller MAGNET, Lake Ontario; repaired.

1870, Jul 6 Owned James A. Nickelson.

1870, Oct Lost, Lake Ontario.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Canadian Registers
Newspaper Clippings
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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