FRONTENAC (1678, Brig)

Year of Build:

1678

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

Number of Masts:

2

Tonnage (old style):

40

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.

1679, Jan 8 Went ashore, Lake Ontario.

From the Collection of:

C. Patrick Labadie

Sources:

Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley