Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Enterprise (Schooner, 1769)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Enterprise
Year of Build:
1769
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Detroit, Michigan*
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Ownership Notes:
Phyrn & Ellice, (1769); Sterling & Porter (1769);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1769)
Tonnage
1769
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Enterprise (1769- )
Nationality:
British (1769- )
Chronology:
1. 00/00/1814, she was noted carrying Indian stores from York;
2. 8/17/1815, she is carrying government flour to Drummond;
Notes
General notes:
*She was built at the Kings Yard at the foot of Woodard Street; She was the first vessel launched from that yard
and her rigging and stores came from Albany, New York;
Sources:
1. John Poole's notes;
2. Cuthbertson, George A., Freshwater, p.283;
3. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 120;
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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