Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Lady Murray (Schooner, 1804)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Lady Murray
Year of Build:
1804
Construction and Ownership
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Ownership Notes:
Selleck, (1804);
Master(s):
Selleck, (1804);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1804)
Tonnage
1804
1812
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Lady Murray (c.1804- )
Nationality:
American (c.1804-1812; British (1812-1813); American (1813- );
Chronology:
1. 10/1/1812, Genesee River, captured by the British vessel, "Royal George";
2. 6/16/1813, Lake Ontario, captured by the American vessel, "Lady of the Lake", and taken to Sackets Harbor as
a war prize;
Notes
General notes:
She was owned at Presque Isle, Pennsylvania, in 1804;
Macpherson list her captured by the British, 10/2/1812;
Sources:
1. George A. Cuthbertson, Freshwater, P. 173;
2. John Poole's notes;
3. Buffalo Gazette: 6/29/1813, 10/13/1812;
4. 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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