Triton (Schooner, 1849)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Kingston, Ontario
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Additional vessel types:: Scow
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Scroll Figure Head
Builder Name:: P. R. Beaupre
Ownership Notes:: Anglin, William, (1849); Pringer, Angus, (1852); Fringer, Alexander, (1852); Prince, William, (1854); Paul, John, (1858-1864); Dryden, David, (1862-1873);
Master(s):: Anglin, William, (1849);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 10, 1849: Port: Kingston Number: 46 of 1849
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Triton (1849- );
b. Scow, Triton ( - )
Nationality:: Canada (1849- )
Chronology:: 1. 4/00/1851, Long Island, Lake Ontario, ashore and released, $200 loss;
2. 6/00/1864, Lake Huron, capsized and righted, $350 loss;

Notes

General notes:: 1854, she was valued at $400 pounds; 1860, she was valued at $800 pounds; 1869, she was valued at $400, noted as being built from a barge;
She was noted as a scow in 1864;
Sources:: 1. Enrollment: Kingston, Ontario;
2. Canadian Vessel Register: 1854, 1856, 1860, 1869;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1873;

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