Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Michigan (Schooner, 1763)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Michigan
Year of Build:
1763
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Navy Island, Ontario*
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1763)
Tonnage
1763
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Michigan (1763- )
Nationality:
British (1763- )
Chronology:

1. 8/28/1763, Lake Erie, wrecked;*

Notes
General notes:
*Niagara, Ontario; Navy Island is in the Niagara River:
Built for Lake Erie and upper lakes service;
*Cuthbertson says the vessel was lost on the north shore of Lake Erie, but this has not been confirmed;
Reibel says the Michigan was salvaged in 1764, cabins cut down and renamed the Beaver, but this has not been confirmed;
Telescope, Vol. 31, Number 4, July - August: says she is a sloop, built 1761-1762 at Navy Island;
Macpherson list her built in 1762 as a sloop;
Sources:
1. George A. Cuthbertson, Freshwater, p. 117, 119, 278;
2. John Poole's notes;
3. Telescope, Daniel B. Reibel, 1760-1796, p. 193;
4. Telescope, Vol. 31, Number 4, July - August, p. 95;
5. Burton Historical Collection Leaflet, May, 1924, Vol. ll, No. 5, p. 55;
6. 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/

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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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