GREAT WESTERN (1854, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
GREAT WESTERN
Also known as:
F. H. BURTON
Year of Build:
1854
Official Number:
90818
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Dundas, ONT
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
William Cronkite
Original Owner and Location:
D. Knox, Dundas, ONT.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
192
Final Disposition
Date:
1925
How:
Abandoned.
History
Chronology:

1860, Nov 12 Driven ashore near Oakville, ONT.

1863 Owned Thos. F. Jones, Port Hope, ONT.

1870 Rebuilt, 210 gross tons.

1871 Owned Craig, Port Hope, ONT.

1876 Repaired.

1878 Owned George F. Strong, et al, Pt. Hope, ONT.

1888, Apr 28 Owned Haddin & Wright, Pt. Hope, ONT.

1889 Rebuilt & renamed F. H. BURTON, 103 x 20.5 x 9', 137 gross / 137 net tons.

1925 Abandoned.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
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USA
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