WEAZELL (1786, Schooner)

Year of Build:

1786

Official Number:

BRITISH

Built at:

Detroit, MI

Vessel Type:

Schooner

Hull Materials:

Wood

Number of Decks:

1

Builder Name:

John Askin

Original Owner and Location:

John Askin, Detroit, MI

Number of Masts:

2

Length:

80'

Tonnage (old style):

15

Navigated Fort Erie-Detroit, Lake Erie & Detroit, Michilimackinac-Sault Ste. Marie, Lake Huron

1789, Aug Chartered by Colonel England to transoprt troops

1794 One of nine privately owned schooners on upper lakes

1798 Grounded, Southampton area, Lake Huron

1815, Oct Beached, Lake Erie

1816 Ran dry goods, Lake Erie

1838 A schooner WEASEL reported running Cleveland-Oswego-Buffalo

From the Collection of:

C. Patrick Labadie