Sir Charles Napier (Brigantine, 1854)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Port Robinson, Ontario
Vessel Type:: Brigantine
Additional vessel types:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: J. Abbey & J. Abbey
Ownership Notes:: Norris, (1856-1864); Neelon, (1856-1864); Graham, (1869); Riley, John, (1873);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

History

Classification:: a. Brig., Sir Charles Napier (1854-1871);
b. Schooner, James Norris (1871- )
Nationality:: Canada (1854- )
Chronology:: 1. 12/4/1854, off Long Point, Lake Erie, collision, (sank Bark, Trade Wind), repaired;
2. 11/00/1855, upper lakes, cargo of wheat damaged in a gale and repaired, $500 loss;
3. 11/00/1859, Point aux Barques, Lake Huron, split sails, broke main gaff, lost large anchor and chain, repaired, $400 loss,
(1 life loss);
4. 6/00/1870, Lake Erie, lost her mainmast and replaced, $180 loss;
5. 11/00/1870, East Sister Island, Lake Erie, ashore and released, $3, 800 loss;
6. 5/00/1874, hull damaged by ice in the Straits, repaired, $400, loss;

Notes

General notes:: 1856, she was valued at $10,000; 1864, she was valued at $10,000;
Sources:: 1. Canadian Vessel Register: 1856, 1857, 1864;
2. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1869, 1873;
5. John Poole's notes;
6. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874:

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