Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Annette (Sloop, 1798)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Annette
Year of Build:
1798
Construction and Ownership
Vessel Type:
Sloop
Hull Materials:
Wood
Ownership Notes:
Askin, John, (1798);
Master(s):
Grummett, Timothy, (1798);
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1798)
Tonnage
1798
History
Classification:
a. Sloop, Annette (1798- )
Nationality:
British (1798- )
Chronology:

1. 10/17/1798, Long Point (Mutiny Point), Lake Erie, Upper Canada, ashore;*

Notes
General notes:
*She was bound from Presque Isle, Pennsylvania to Detroit at the time of the disaster.
The whole existence of this vessel is based on the1798 declaration of Augustin Francoeur, Upper Canada;
The Burton Collection notes her wrecked near Point Abino, Lake Erie in the summer of 1798;
In August, 1798, she was chartered by Captain Ernest, the collector of customs for Detroit, to take American property to Presque Isle, Pennsylvania.
Sources:
1. John Poole's Notes;
2. Ontario Historical Society, Peter Russell Papers, Vol. 2, p. 287;
3. Ontario Historical Society, Vol. 20, p.43;
4. Burton Historical Collection: Vol. II, p. 148, p. 174;
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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