Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Colonel Myers
Year of Build:
1813
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chatham or Amherstburg, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Naval Vessel
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
James Baker
Ownership Notes:
British Government, (1813);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1813)
Tonnage
1813
History
Classification:
a. Gun Boat, Colonel Myers (1813-1813)
Nationality:
British (1813-1813)
Chronology:
1. 10/4/1813, Chatham, Thames River, Ontario, burned and scuttled;*
2. 00/00/1900, burnt hull was discovered at Pikeville, above the C.P.R. bridge, about a mile east of Chatham and the hull
raised in 1901; She contained cannon balls, canister flint locks, bayonets in the hold. She was taken to Tecumseh Park at
Chatham. 1912 she was broken up due to souvenir hunters;
Notes
General notes:
*remains of the wreck are still there;
4/23/1813, was used in a British expedition to the Miamies (Miami) from Amherstburg;
Macpherson list her at the siege of Fort Meigs, May, 1813;
Sources:
1. George A. Cuthbertson, Freshwater, p. 153;
2. Michigan Pioneer Collection, Vol. 15, p. 276, 290;
3. 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;
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Schooner Days #105;
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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