Source Ships and Seafarers of Atlantic Canada Memorial University of Newfoundland
Vessel Registry
Registration No S832028 Length (ft) 58
Official No. Width (ft) 16
Depth (ft) 8
Builder Surname Gross Tonnage 64
Builder First name Net Tonnage
Vessel Name. ORION Registered Tonnage
Where Prev. Registered Year Registered 1832
Year Prev. Registered Official Closure Year 1836
Place Constructed BARREN ISLAND PB Reason for Closure 4
Year Constructed 1814 Place of Closure: ST JOHNS NFLD
No of Decks 1 Actual Closure Date 1836
No of Masts 2 If Foreign Sold, Where?
Type of Vessel Schooner Horse Power
Owners
Registration No. S832028
Owners Surname: MICHELL
Owners First Name: JOHN
Owners Initial:
Owners No. 01
Occupation: Farmer/Planter
Residence: ST JOHNS NFLD
RC Country: Canada
RRegion: Newfoundland
RCountry:
Partnership Division: 01
Was Owner the Builder: yes
Shares: 64
In 1867 the Brigatine Orion owner James Keefe and crew were blown by a gale out of Corbetts Harbor and all would have surely perished if not having been rescued by Captain Fitzgerald, schooner AVALON, off Belle Isle.
From the Canadian Ships Database:
Vessel Name: ORION Official No.: 34595
Former Name: Nationality: Canadian
Vessel Function: Pendant Number:
Naval Class: Hull Number:
Constructed Registered
Date: 18640000 Date: 18640000
City: Rollo Bay Number:
Province: Prince Edward Island Port:
Country: Canada City: Charlottetown
Details: Province: Prince Edward Island
Vessel Description
Rigging Style: Brigantine No. of masts:
Gross Tonnage: 143 No. of decks:
Tonnage Net: 143 No. of Galleries:
Length: Hull Build:
Breadth: Type of Stern:
Depth: Hull Material: Wood
Propulsion: Figurehead?: N
Figurehead Description:
Source Reference: Public Archives - ** RG 42 Volume 1374, ** Original References
Vol.# 163 Reel # C-3179 Page # 85
Remarks: Registry closed March 30, 1865.