DEFIANCE (1845, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
DEFIANCE
Year of Build:
1845
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Etobicoke, ONT
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
James Harris
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
49'
Beam:
14' 9"
Depth:
6'
Tonnage (old style):
37
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Scarborough, ONT.
Lake Ontario.
Date:
3 Sep 1913
How:
Wrecked.
Notes:
Wrecked & sunk near Scarborough Bluffs.
History
Chronology:

1845 Built James Harris at Etobicoke, ONT.

1853 Ran Toronto - Niagara with merchandise & passengers.

1854 Owned Robert Moodie, Toronto, ONT.

1874 Owned James W. Cotton, Port Credit, ONT.

1877 Owned Francis R. Naish, Port Credit, ONT; enrolled Toronto; 49' x 14' x 4.9'; 26 net tons.

1884, Aug Sunk at Port Dalhousie, ONT.

1896 Owned William Gilliam Bronte.

1900 Rebuilt by William McCraney, Oakville, ONT.

1913, Sep 3 Wrecked off highlands of Scarborough, ONT.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Canadian Sessional Papers
C. Patrick Labadie
Newspaper Clippings
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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