APPELONA (1814, Schooner)

Year of Build:

1814

Built at:

Henderson, NY

Vessel Type:

Schooner

Hull Materials:

Wood

Number of Decks:

1

Number of Masts:

2

Length:

45'

Beam:

15'

Depth:

5' 3"

Tonnage (old style):

37.38

Final Location:

20 miles from Oswego, NY.
Lake Ontario.

Date:

14 Oct 1822

How:

Sunk.

Final Cargo:

Pot-ash, salt, 16 tons salt ballast.

Notes:

Hit by lightning during squall. Vessel sank in 15 minutes.

1815 Enrolled Sacketts Harbor, NY as new vessel.

1818-1821 6 enrollments Sacketts Harbor, NY.

1823, Oct 14 Sank near Oswego, NY.

From the Collection of:

C. Patrick Labadie

Sources:

C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database

Newspaper Clippings

Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley