Maria (Schooner, 1794)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Detroit, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Ownership Notes:: British Government, (1794-1803);
Master(s):: Thorn, (1796); Fleming, Lieut., (1802-1803); Fleet, Lieut., (1803);

Power

Tonnage

History

Notes

General notes:: 10/00/1795, noted as being in the service of the British Indian Department. She was to be named "Indian Feeder" or "Shawanese" before she was launched, but "Maria" became the official name.
8/2/1803, noted at St. Joseph;
Macpherson list her as a gun boat;
Sources:: 1. Telescope, Vol. 31, Number 4, July - August, p. 98;
2. Michigan Pioneer Collection, Vol. 12, p. 89, 90, 215, 296; Vol. 23, p. 21, p. 275;
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;

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