Welland Canal (Schooner, 1828)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: St. Catherines, Ontario
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Rusell Armington
Ownership Notes:: Monson, (1828); Meritt, (1828); Choce, (1828); Northrup, (1828-1833);
Master(s):: Northrup, (1828-1829); Bates, (1828); Moreland, (1856);

Power

Tonnage

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Welland Canal (1828- )
Nationality:: Canada (1828- )
Chronology:: 1. 8/20/1856, Fairport, Ohio, ashore and released, (coal), hull loss $1, 500, cargo loss $600;

Notes

General notes:: She was launched into the Welland Canal. She was the first vessel ever to float on her waters, but the builder made a mistake in her dimensions, which resulted in her not being able to pass through the locks above St. Catharines.
She was noted for sale at the steamboat wharf at York, Ontario, on 9/24/1833 and still for sale on 1/28/1834;
Sources:: 1. Cleveland Plain Dealer: 8/23/1856;
2. Cleveland Herald: 8/22/1856, 8/27/1856;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Schooner Days: #195;
5. St. Catherine Journal: 4/23/1828, 6/4/1828, 5/14/1828, 6/11/1828, 4/29/1829, 9/19/1833;

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