Ontario (Bark, 1856)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Whitby, Ontario
Vessel Type:: Bark
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Standing Bowsprit (1856)
Builder Name:: Hugh, Chisholm
Ownership Notes:: Rowe, James, (1856-1858); Watson, John, (1856); Rowe, (1857-1864); Laing, William, (1858); Bush, Samuel, (1858); Phippen, John A., (1866); Grahm, Donald, (1866); Collier, (1866); Ferrington, (1866); Collier, James, (1866); Phippen, John Albert, (1871-1873); Abacombie, William, (1875); O'Mara, James, (1875);
Master(s):: Burke, (1856-1857); Kinnely, William, (1858);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Whitby 4-20-1858
April 20, 1858: Port: Whitby
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Bark, Ontario (1856- )
Nationality:: Canadia (1856- )
Chronology:: 1. 7/00/1863, Milwaukee, damaged and repaired, $450 loss;
2. 11/29/1872, Middle Island, Lake Erie, sank in the ice and raised, $6, 800 loss;

Notes

General notes:: 1857, she was valued at $8,.000; 1864, she was valued at $5,600; 1871, she was valued at $9,000; 1876, she was listed with no value given;
Sources:: 1. Enrollment: Whitby;
2. John Poole's notes;
3. Canadian Vessel Register: 1857, 1873;
4. Vessel Register: 1860, 1863, 1864, 1866, 1871, 1873, 1876;

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