Wisconsin Maritime Museum

London (Brig, 1756)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
London
Year of Build:
1756
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Oswego, New York
Vessel Type:
Brig
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1756)
Hull Dimensions
1756
Length: 60' Width/Beam: 21' Depth: 7'
Tonnage
1756
Gross: 160
History
Classification:
a. Brig, London (1756-1756)
Nationality:
British (1756-1756)
Chronology:

1. 8/14/1756, Oswego, captured by the French and burned;

Notes
General notes:
She was armed with fourteen guns; 6 and 4 pounders, plus 8 swivels;
Macpherson list her armed with sixteen guns;
Sources:
1. George A. Cuthbertson, Freshwater, p. 81, 82, 84, 227, 276;
2. 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;
3. John Poole's notes;
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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