Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Falcon (Scow, 1852)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Falcon
Year of Build:
1852
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Oakville, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Scow
Hull Materials:
Wood
Ownership Notes:
Boswell, J., (1856);
Master(s):
Boswell, D., (1856);
Tonnage
1852
Gross: 63
History
Classification:
a. Scow, Falcon (1852- )
Nationality:
Canada (1852- )
Chronology:
1. 4/00/1861, collision, (Steamer, Forester), repaired, $100 loss;
2. 11/00/1861, Point au Pelee, Lake Erie, ashore, hull $1, 000 loss, cargo $600 loss, (coal);
3. 10/00/1869, Cleveland, Lake Erie, ashore and became a total loss, (lumber);
Notes
General notes:
1856, she was valued at $300;
Sources:
1. Canadian Vessel Register: 1856;
2. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;
3. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
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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