: Gerald C. Metzler Great Lakes Vessel Database

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Missisaga Point, Ontario*
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Ownership Notes:: Cartwright, M. (judge), Northwest Fur Comapany, 1808; Armstrong, George, (1815); Vaughn, (1815); Racey, Thomas;
Master(s):: Jones, Lieut. Com. Philander A., (1814); Gibson, (1817); Miller, G., (1817); Prossey, (1820);

Power

Tonnage

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Elizabeth (1808-1812);
b. Schooner, Asp (1812-1815)**;
c. Schooner, Elizabeth (1815-1820)
Nationality:: British (1808-1812), American (1812-1815), Canadian (1815-1820)
Chronology:: 1. 11/10/1812, Lake Ontario, captured from the British by the Americans and renamed;
2. 11/9/1819, between Buffalo and Black Rock, ashore and released, (salt);
3. 10/12/1820, mouth of Salmon River, Lake Ontario, ashore, (staves), 7 lives lost; rigging, anchor, and chain were salvaged;

Notes

General notes:: *J. H. Beers says she was built at York (Toronto), Ontario; Mississauga Point is located at the mouth of Cataraqui River;
**She was sometimes referred to as Asp, British schooner of Fort George (Newark);
***one source says she was repaired at Kingston in 1815; Another source says that on 5/15/1815, she was sold to Canadians, George Armstrong and Captain Vaughn ,under the name of Elizabeth and was repaired at Sackets Harbor, New York;
During 1812, she carried 2 guns: (1) long 24 pounder, (1) long 18 pounder;
She is listed as part of the American naval forces on Lake Ontario as of 3/4/1814, armed with 2 guns. This could
be the schooner Asp who was renamed Elizabeth in 1814, but both are on the same list as separated vessels.
It is possible that this was a double listing of the schooner Asp under both names, as there are no
other records referring to another schooner named Elizabeth carrying two guns in 1814.
Asp: British Schooner of Fort George (now Niagara), (Newark)
Sources:: 1. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 145, 598;
2. Kingston Gazette: 5/3/1817;
3. Oswego Palladium: 10/19/1820;
4. Kingston Chronicle: 11/3/1820;
5. Kingston Gazette: 9/7/1813, 5/18/1814, 5/3/1817;
6. Buffalo Gazette: 6/7/1814;
7. Cleveland Weekly Herald: 11/14/1820;

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