Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Britannia (Schooner, 1860)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Britannia
Year of Build:
1860
Major repairs:
1866;
Rebuilt:
1. 1869;
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Port Ryerse, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
D. M. Foster
Ownership Notes:
Foster, D. M., (1864-1865); Ryerse, (1865); McBride, Alexander, (1866-1873);
Master(s):
Brock, H., (1870);
Hull Dimensions
1860
Length: 88' Width/Beam: 21.3' Depth: 7'
Tonnage
1860
Gross: 138 Registered: 115
1869
Registered: 118
History
Classification:
a. Schooner, Britannia (1860- )
Nationality:
Canada (1860- )
Chronology:
1. 11/8/1865, Port Burwell, ashore, (salt), sank and raised;
2. 10/31/1870, Erie, Lake Erie, ashore, (grindstones), (1 life lost), sank;
3. 11/3/1870, wrecker went to strip vessel;
Notes
General notes:
1864, she was valued at $4,000, scow bottom;
Sources:
1. John Poole's notes;
2. Vessel Register: 1864;
3. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1869, 1874;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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