Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Duke of Wellington (Snow, 1817)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Duke of Wellington
Year of Build:
1817
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Detroit River, Ontario*
Vessel Type:
Snow
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Angus Mackintosh (McIntosh)
Ownership Notes:
Mackintosh (McIntosh), Angus, (1817);
Master(s):
McIntosh, Alexander, (1817);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1817)
Tonnage
1817
Gross: 132
History
Classification:
a. Snow, Duke of Wellington (1817- )
Nationality:
Canada (1817- )
Notes
General notes:
*She was built where the "Walker's distillery stood in 1876;
She was built by members of Jenkins or Hawkins party, (Scotch boat builders);
1817, noted carrying merchandise on Lake Erie and the upper lakes; She ran Fort Erie, Amherstburg, Sandwich, Drummond Island;
1826, it is noted that she is lying at Malden with soldiers for Drummond Island;
1828, she was used to take troops to and from Drummond Island;
Sources:
1. Michigan Pioneer Collection, Vol. 1., p. 470;
2. Buffalo Gazette: 10/7/1817;
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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