General Wolfe (Schooner, 1841)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Port Nelson, Ontario
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Ownership Notes:: Rae, Thomas, (1854); Rae, R., (1854); Browne, M. W., (1854); Browne, E., (1854);
Master(s):: Baxter, J., (1854);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Hamilton 4-28-1854
April 28, 1854: Port: Hamilton Number: 4 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, General Wolfe (1841- )
Nationality:: Canada (1841- )
Chronology:: 1. 10/5/1851, Rondeau, near Clear Creek Canada, Lake Erie, ashore, split sails, lost anchors, released, $1, 200 loss;
2. 9/26/1852, Oswego Harbor, foundered on a bar and released, $500 loss;
3. 10/20/1853, Lake Erie, sprang a leak, damaged cargo, (wheat), repaired, $1, 500 loss;

Notes

General notes:: 1854, she was valued at $1,500;
Sources:: 1. Enrollment: Hamilton, Ontario;
2. Canadian Vessel Register: 1854;
3. John Poole's notes;

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