Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Ajax
Also known as:
Newcastle
Year of Build:
1856
Rebuilt:
1. 1861, George Ault, Kingston, Ontario;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Oakville, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
C. Thomas
Ownership Notes:
Gibson, F. B., (1860); Flynn, Patrick O., (1861); Jackman, (1864); Halbridge, Francis, (1872);
Master(s):
Flynn, Patrick O., (1861-1864);;
Power
Number of Masts:
2 (1856)
Hull Dimensions
1861
Length: 75' 8" Width/Beam: 16' 9" Depth: 5' 4 "
Tonnage
1856
Gross: 50*
1861
Gross: 75
Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Picton
   Port: Picton Number: 33
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: 12/31/1897

Next document: (Vessel Lost, Destroyed, or

Next document: Broken up- Register Closed)
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Ajax (1856-1861);
b. Schooner, Newcastle (1861-1897)
Nationality:
Canada (1856-1897)
Chronology:
1. 10/00/1860, St. Lawrence River, damaged her cargo, $300 loss;
2. 11/00/1881, Kelleys Island, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
Notes
General notes:
1860, she was valued at $1,500; 1864, she was valued at $2,000;
1864 Vessel Register says she was built 1856 at Kingston, Ontario;
Sources:
1. Enrollment: Picton
2. Vessel Register: 1860, 1864;
3. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1869;
4. Buffalo Morning Express: 3/11/1861;
5. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 3/11/1861;
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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