Ontario (Schooner, 1867)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Prince Edward, Ontario*
Vessel Type:: Schooner
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Bowsprit
Builder Name:: Millen and R. Robinson
Ownership Notes:: Platt and Company, (1869-1871); Wright and Company, (1873); Platt, George, (1874); Platt, Gilbert, (1874); Vanderson, Jacob, (1874-1876); Newbury, Robert, (1878); Holden, H., (1880);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

October 3, 1867: Port: Picton
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Picton 5-12-1879
May 12, 1879: Port: Picton Number: 25 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Schooner, Ontario (1867- )
Nationality:: Canada (1867- )
Chronology:: 1. 9/11/1881, off Point Peter light, Port Porter, Lake Ontario, sank;

Notes

General notes:: *1869 Canadian Register says she was built at "West Point";
**She had a carvel, 1 deck, square stern, and a bowsprit;
She was valued at $3,000, in 1871; $1,800, in 1876);
Sources:: 1. Enrollment: Picton, Ontario;
2. Vessel Register: (1871-1876);
3. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1869;

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