Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Charity
Year of Build:
1770
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Niagara, Ontario
Vessel Type:
Sloop
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Ownership Notes:
British Government, (1770-1777);
Master(s):
Langton (Laighton), John, (1773);
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1770)
Tonnage
1770
Gross: 70
History
Classification:
a. Sloop, Charity (1770-1777)
Nationality:
British (1770-1777 )
Chronology:

1. 00/00/1777, Lake Ontario, cast away (lost)*

Notes
General notes:
Built for Lake Ontario service;
*Must have been repaired as she is noted armed with 6 swivels in 1798;
Sources:
1. John Poole's notes;
2. George A. Cuthbertson, Freshwater, p. 278;
3. Wisconsin Historical Collections, Vol. XI, p. 199;
4. J. H. Beers, Histroy of the Great Lakes, Vol. I, p. 121;
5. Burton Historical Collection Leaflet, January, 1924, Vol. ll, No. 3, p. 23, 25;
6. K. R. Macpherson, List of Vessels Employed on British Naval Service on the Great Lakes, 1755-1875, Ontario
Historical Society, September, 1963, Vol. LV, p. 174;
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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