Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Ontario (Sloop, 1755)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Ontario
Year of Build:
1755
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Oswego, New York
Vessel Type:
Sloop
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1755)
Hull Dimensions
1755
Length: 43' Width/Beam: 15' Depth: 7'
Tonnage
1755
Gross: 60
History
Classification:
a. Sloop, Ontario (1755-1756)
Nationality:
British (1755-1756)
Chronology:

1. 8/14/1756, Oswego, captured by the French and burned;

Notes
General notes:
She carried twelve guns: 9 pounders, 12 pounders, and swivel guns;
Sources:
1. John Poole's notes;
2. George A. Cuthbertson, Freshwater, p. 57, 58, 62, 73, 74, 75, 77, 82, 84, 86, 90, 227, 276;
3. K. R. Macpherson, List of Vessels Employed on British Naval Service on the Great Lakes, 1755-1875, Ontario
Historical Society, September, 1963, Vol. LV, p. 174;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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