Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Frontenac (Sloop, 1678)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Frontenac
Year of Build:
1678
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Fort Frontenac, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Sloop
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
La Salle
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1678)
Hull Dimensions
1678
Length: 45' Width/Beam: 12' Depth: 6'
Tonnage
1678
Gross: 10
History
Classification:
a. Sloop, Frontenac (1678- )
Nationality:
French (1678- )
Chronology:

1. 00/00/00, Lake Ontario, ashore;

Notes
General notes:
She was the first vessel built on the Great Lakes;
Sources:
1. Cuthbertson, George A., Freshwater, p. 41, 275;
2. John Poole's notes;
3. Schooner Days, #3
4. History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 580;
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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