Ontario (Snow, 1780)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

History

Classification:: a. Snow, Ontario (1780-1780)
Nationality:: British (1780-1780)
Chronology:: 1. 10/31/1780, between Niagara and Oswego, Lake Ontario, sank, (120 lost of the 8th Kings Regular troops);**
2. 00/00/2008, she was discovered in Lake Ontario in perfect condition, sitting upright on the bottom in 500 feet of water;

Notes

General notes:: *Overall measurements were: 77' X 25' X 12'; She had a 9' hold;
**Cuthbertson gives the date of disaster as 11/1/1783; J. H. Beers says she was lost in 1780 during a gale and 172 were lost.
Macpherson gives launch date as May 10, 1780 at Carleton Island;
77' Long Over All, 68' Long Keel, 9' Hold;
She carried 22 guns;
Sources:: 1. John Poole's notes;
2. George A. Cuthbertson, Freshwater, p. 125, 278;
3. Michigan Pioneer Collection, Vol. 10, p. 449;
4. 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;
5. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I., p. 121, 583;
6. The New York Times National: 6/15/2008;
7. Los Angeles Times: 6/14/2008;

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