Lowland Lass (Schooner, 1852)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Catfish Creek, Ontario
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head (1852)
Builder Name:: John Pontine
Ownership Notes:: Pontine, John B., (1852); Bass, John, (1853); Pontine, Rob, (1853); Pontine, George, (1853); Redding, Lousia, (1859); Tedford, John, (1859); Baker, (1860); Burgess, (1860);
Master(s):: Pontine, John, (1856-1857);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 18, 1852: Port: Port Burwell Number: 5 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Lowland Lass (1852- )
Nationality:: Canada (1852- )
Chronology:: 1. 10/15/1852, Dunkirk, Lake Erie, collision, (Steamer, Superior), towed 20 miles and sank near Buffalo, raised, $2, 500 loss;

Notes

General notes:: 1856, she was valued at $3,000; 1860, she was valued at $1,800;
1860 Home Port: Port Rowan;
Sources:: 1. Enrollment: Port Burwell, Ontario;
2. Canadian Vessel Register: 1856, 1857, 1860;
3. John Poole's notes;

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