Other Names #
- J. J. Morley
History #
The Alfred Allen, originally built as the J. J. Morley in 1853, was a wooden schooner. It had an official number of 1360 and a gross tonnage of 160. After being rebuilt in 1862, it was renamed the Alfred Allen. The vessel was constructed by H.N. Throop in Pultneyville, New York.
On October 27, 1869, during a blizzard, the Alfred Allen went on Mohawk Reef near Port Colborne, Ontario, on Lake Erie. It was carrying a cargo of 500 barrels of salt and bound for Toledo. Although there were no reported casualties, the schooner became stranded on the reef. It eventually washed free and drifted to a mainland beach where it pounded to pieces by November 30. Some later sources still mention the wreck of the Alfred Allen. The vessel is listed as “wrecked” in the 1874 Merchant Vessels.
The schooner was likely owned by Allen & Hollin of Pultneyville at the time of its loss.
