FRIEND'S GOOD WILL (1810, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FRIEND'S GOOD WILL
Also known as:
LITTLE BELT
Year of Build:
1810
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Black Rock, NY
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
William Lee
Ownership Notes:
Privately owned.
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
60
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Black Rock, NY. Niagara River
Date:
31 Dec 1813
How:
Burned.
Notes:
Burned to prevent recapture by British.
History
Chronology:

1812 Commandeered by British Navy at Mackinaw & converted to 3-gun armed schooner; renamed LITTLE BELT.

1813, Aug Captured by Americans at Battle of Put-in-Bay.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
C. Patrick Labadie
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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