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.