CALEDONIA (1807, Brig)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CALEDONIA
Also known as:
GENERAL WAYNE
Year of Build:
1807
Official Number:
BRITISH
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Amherstburg, ONT
Vessel Type:
Brig
Note: Merchant brig.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Original Owner:
Northwest Fur Company
Power
Number of Masts:
2
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
86
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Erie, PA. Lake Erie
Date:
1818
How:
Broken up.
History
Chronology:

Acquired by Royal Navy & armed with 2 guns.

1812, Oct 9 Captured at Fort Erie, ONT by U.S. Lt. Jesse D. Elliot.

1812, Oct 13 Burned by raiding party, Fort Erie.

1813, Aug Fought in Battle of Lake Erie.

1815, May 22 Owned John Dickinson, Erie, PA; rebuilt as schooner GENERAL WAYNE, 56' x 18'8" x 8', 85 tons.

1818 Broken up.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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