DOW, L. A. (1873, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
DOW, L. A.
Also known as:
LAURA
Year of Build:
1873
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Windsor, ONT
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Henry Jenkins
Original Owner and Location:
George Campbell, J.C. Davust, J.G. Graham, Windsor, ONT.
Ownership Notes:
1873, Renamed LAURA before launching.
Power
Number of Masts:
3
Hull Dimensions
Length:
140'
Beam:
26.2'
Depth:
11.8'
Tonnage (gross):
348
Final Disposition
Final Location:
25 miles from Charlotte, NY.
Lake Ontario.
Date:
13 Aug 1893
Final Depth:
600ft'
How:
Foundered in NE gale.
History
Chronology:

1873, Jul 30 Launched as LAURA.

1873, Oct 31 Dragged anchors, went ashore near South Fredricksburg; raised by tug WELLINGTON.

1876 Foundered near Oswego, NY.

1882, Sep In Toledo & Kingston grain trade.

1893, Aug 13 Foundered, Lake Ontario.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Canadian Sessional Papers
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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