Also known as:

H.M.S. NANCY

Year of Build:

1789

Built at:

Detroit, MI

Vessel Type:

Schooner

Note: Topsail.

Hull Materials:

Wood

Number of Decks:

1

Original Owner:

North West Company

Number of Masts:

2

Length:

79'

Beam:

23'

Depth:

0'

Final Location:

Nancy Island, Nottawaga Bay.
Lake Huron.

Date:

14 Aug 1814

How:

Sunk.

Notes:

Burned & sunk by U.S. warships TIGRESS, NIAGARA & SCORPION; Nancy Island eventually built up around her remains. 1927 Parts raised by Canadian government; at Collingwood, ONT museum.

First private ship on upper Great Lakes.

1812 Commandeered by British during war of 1812; renamed H.M.S. NANCY.

1814, Aug 14 Sunk, Lake Huron.

From the Collection of:

C. Patrick Labadie