FARMER (1848, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FARMER
Also known as:
MAZEPPA
Year of Build:
1848
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Kingston, ONT
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Number of Decks:
1
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Propulsion Notes:
Steamer.
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
250
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near Chantry Island, near Southampton, ONT.
Lake Huron.
Date:
4 Nov 1856
How:
Wrecked.
History
Chronology:

1851 Rebuilt Bath, ONT, renamed MAZEPPA; sidewheel steamer.

1856, Nov 4 Wrecked Lake Huron; ran Southampton, ONT - Detroit.

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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