METEOR (1856, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
METEOR
Year of Build:
1856
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Wilson, NY
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
S. Little
Original Owner and Location:
S. Little, Wilson, NY.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
85
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Ford Shoal near Oswego, New York.
Lake Ontario.
Date:
12 Apr 1874
How:
Foundered.
Final Cargo:
2,500 bushels wheat.
Notes:
Bound Oakville, ONT - Ogdensburg, NY, foundered in a storm; crew rescued by steamer MILWAUKEE.
History
Chronology:

1856 Enrolled Lewiston, NY.

1860, Sep Damaged wheat cargo.

1862 Sold Canadian, C33569.

1864 Owned D. Parmentier, Montreal, QUE.

1866 Owned McNelly & Hicks, Montreal.

1866, May Collision with schooner KATE HINCHMAN off Oswego, Lake Ontario.

1871 Owned Hunt & Co, Montreal.

1871, Oct Sunk near Put-in-Bay, OH, Lake Erie.

1874, Apr 12 Owned F.J. Brown, Oakville, ONT; wrecked 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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