LAUREL (1871, Scow Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
LAUREL
Year of Build:
1871
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Oliver's Ferry, ONT
Vessel Type:
Scow Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Michael O'Mara
Original Owner:
Henry Mason & M. O'mara
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Length:
66.5'
Beam:
15.6'
Depth:
5.2'
Tonnage (gross):
54
Tonnage (net):
44
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Big Sandy Creek, 15 mi. from Oswego.
Lake Ontario.
Date:
22 Aug 1876
Final Depth:
7 fathoms - 42''
How:
Foundered.
Final Cargo:
60 tons iron ore.
Notes:
Bound Kingston, ONT - Fair Haven, NY, foundered in storm; crew rescued by local fisherman.
History
Chronology:

1871, Sep 2 Owned James Richardson, Kingston, ONT.

1872, Apr 30 Owned David Lewis, Garden Island, ONT.

1872, Nov 29 Owned Henry Radford, Wolfe Island, ONT.

1873, Feb 18 Owned Martin Staley the younger, Wolfe Island.

1876, Aug 22 Foundered, Lake Ontario.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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