Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Lord Wellington (Brig, 1817)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Lord Wellington
Year of Build:
1817
Construction and Ownership
Vessel Type:
Brig
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Master(s):
McIntosh, Alexander, (1817);
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1817)
Tonnage
1817
Gross: 150
History
Classification:
a. Brig, Lord Wellington (c.1817- )
Nationality:
Canada (c.1817- )
Chronology:
1. 10/15/1818, Point Abino, Lake Erie, wrecked and repaired;
2. 6/22/1827, Lake Erie (lower end), wrecked;
Notes
General notes:
1817, she was used to tow a 30 ton vessel called "Axmouth" to the Soo; Axmouth was hauled over Portage and launched in lake Superior for the Northwest Fur Company.
1827, owned at Sandwich Island, Canada, Detroit River opposite the city of Detroit;
Canadian vessel on Lake Erie in1831, from Kingston or Wellington;
Sources:
1. Buffalo Gazette: 3/17/1818;
2. John Poole's notes;
3. J. H. Beers, History of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 196;
4. Cleveland Weekly Herald: 6/29/1827, 1/13/1831;
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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