Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Liminade (Snow, 1780)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Liminade
Year of Build:
1780
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Carleton Island, New York
Vessel Type:
Snow
Hull Materials:
Wood
Ownership Notes:
British Government, (1790);
Tonnage
1780
Gross: 220
History
Classification:
a. Snow, Liminade, (1780- )
Nationality:
British (1780- )
Notes
General notes:
The name means "Lake Nymph";
1782, noted on Lake Ontario;
1786, noted on the Great Lakes armed with 16 guns;
5/31/1790, armed with 16 guns on Lake Ontario;
Sources:
1. George A. Cuthbertson, Freshwater, p. 279;
2. Michigan Pioneer Collection, Vol. 20, p. 59;
3. Wisconsin Historical Collection, N-41, p.47;
4. Michigan Pioneer Collection, Vol. 24, p. 128, 129;
5. 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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