FRONTENAC (1678, Brig)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FRONTENAC
Year of Build:
1678
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Fort Frontenac (Kingston), ONT
Vessel Type:
Brig
Note: Trading and exploration.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Sieur de LaSalle
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
40
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Cape Enrage, near mouth of Niagra River.
Lake Ontario.
Date:
8 Jan 1679
How:
Dragged anchors, went ashore.
Final Cargo:
Iron work & supplies for building the GRIFFON.
Notes:
Probably first decked vessel lost on Great Lakes.
History
Chronology:

1679, Jan 8 Went ashore, Lake Ontario.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
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

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USA
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