Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Ottawa (Schooner, 1775)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Ottawa
Year of Build:
1775
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Navy Island, Ontario*
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Ownership Notes:
British Government, (1875);
Master(s):
Beaton, David, (1777);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1775)
Tonnage
1775
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Ottawa (1775- )
Nationality:
British (1775- )
Notes
General notes:
*Niagara, Ontario; Navy Island is in the Niagara River:
Built for Lake Erie and upper lakes;
1777, armed with twelve carriage guns, four pounders, six swivel blunderbusses;
8/25/1775, she was employed by the British Government mounting 4 guns, 4 pounders, 2 pounders, 18 men, a lieut. Commander, a mate, a gunner and one boatsman;
Sources:
1. Wisconsin Historical Collections, Vol. XI, p. 186, 199;
2. George A. Cuthbertson, Freshwater, p. 278;
3. Michigan Pioneer Collections, Vol. 9, p. 345;
4. 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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