Union (Schooner, 1824)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Burlington jBeach, Ontario, Canada
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Additional vessel types:: Steamer
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Randall, Jacob
Ownership Notes:: Mosier, John (1824); McDougall, Daniel; Tannahill, John; Daly, John; McBride, Edward (1825) Brown, Adam; Clement, Lewis; Keefer, George; Keefer, Jacob; Parker, Thomas; Stocking, Jared; McMicking, Gilbert; Woodruff, Richard (1825)
Master(s):: Mosier, (1825); Elmsly, ( - );

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Union (1824-1826)*;
b. Steamer, Niagara (1826-1832);
Nationality:: Canada
Chronology:: 1. 1 Jul 1824, St. Lawrence, River, near Prescott, capsized, righted;
2. Sept 1824, ashore on Burlington Beach 3. May 1826, re-launched as steamboat with enlarged hull at Brockville 4. Nov. 1826, ashore on Poplar Point (southern shore of Prince Edward county) 5. June 1827, finally salvaged (Upper Canada Herald, 12 Jun 1827)

Notes

General notes:: *She was first known as "Union", of Wellington Grove;
**Heyl says she was built by Niagara Harbour & Dock Company, but Poole's notes say she was built at Prescott; Niagara Gleanrer, 19 June 1824 reported her launch at Burlington Bay
***Poplar Point was about 50 miles from Kingston, Ontario;
Schooner., Union, was cut in two and had 30 feet added on 7/24/1826;
Sources:: 1. John Poole's notes;
2. Early American Steamers, Vol. III;
3. Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809-1930;
4. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 652;5. Inland Seas, 2011, n. 4

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