IDENTIFICATION & SITE INFORMATION: #
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VESSEL TYPE DESCRIPTION: #
- Vessel Type: Scow/Schooner
- Hull Materials: Wood
- Number of Decks: 1
- Number of Masts: 1 (originally as a scow, later converted to 2 masts as a schooner)
- Class: B 1
HULL DIMENSIONS: #
- Length: 90.3 feet
- Beam: 18.0 feet
- Depth: 6.0 feet
- Tonnage: 76 tons (register tonnage after conversion; originally 63 tons as Flying Scud)
HISTORY: #
The Flying Scud was originally built in 1868 at Kingston, Ontario, as a scow sloop, with a registered tonnage of 63 tons. In 1880, the vessel was significantly rebuilt at Bath, Ontario, by a shipbuilder named Robinson and re-rigged as a schooner, at which point she was renamed Flora. Her rebuild included modifications that brought her dimensions to 90.3 feet in length, 18.0 feet in beam, and 6.0 feet in depth, with a new register tonnage of 76 tons.
Ownership Chronology:
- 1868: Built at Kingston, Ontario. Originally owned by J. Palmatier of Marysburgh, Ontario, and classified as a scow.
- 1880: Rebuilt and renamed Flora; owned by William Ostrander (spelling uncertain) of Picton, Ontario.
- 1882: Listed as owned by J. Adamson of Toronto.
- 1894: Wrecked at Oakville, Ontario.
Inland Lloyds and Marine Registers:
- Inland Lloyds, 1882: Listed as Flora, of 100 tons, valued at $2,500, and owned by Wm. Ostrander.
- Marine Register, 1874: Listed as Flying Scud, of 126 tons, built at Kingston in 1868, with a home port of Kingston, Ontario, and valued at $2,500.
- Registry Books of Canada, 1886: Flora listed as of 76 tons register, with dimensions of 90.3 x 18.0 x 6.0 feet, home port Picton, Ontario, and owned by J. Adamson, Toronto.
FINAL DISPOSITION: #
- Wreck Site: Near Oakville harbor, Lake Ontario
- Date: April 14, 1894
- How: Wrecked due to steering gear failure, resulting in the vessel being driven onto a shoal near the harbor entrance. The vessel was lost, and her remains were left at the site.
LOCATED BY & DATE: #
- Located By: Remains identified as part of local shipwreck history but specific discoverer unknown.
RESOURCES & LINKS: #
- Inland Lloyds, Vessel Classification
- Canadian Hulls, 1882
- Association of Canadian Lake Underwriters, The Marine Register, 1874
- List of Vessels on the Registry Books of the Dominion of Canada on December 31, 1874 & 1886
This comprehensive summary provides a detailed history and final disposition of the schooner Flora (formerly Flying Scud), highlighting her transition from a scow sloop to a schooner, her ownership, and her ultimate fate.
