Answers » Categories » Shipwrecks

Do you have any information about a Great Lakes shipbuilder and Capt. named George S. Weeks sometimes called G S Weeks?

George S. Weeks built ships in Clayton NY in 1840s then moved his yard and family to Oswego, NY. He later continued up the Great Lakes to Buffalo, Chicago and Detroit. I have the names of some of the ships he built. The Comely, Racine, and a few others. He was in Oswego from the 1850s and 1860s. I have heard that one of his ships was used in the Civil War at the battle of New Bern, NC. I have been on a few wreck dives in Ontario Lake...around Penetanguishene.


Want to post an answer?

Join now for free to answer this question.
Already have an account? Login to answer.

Ask your own question

Tagged

george s. weeks (1)
ny (1)
oswergo (1)
shipbuilder (1)

Ask a Question

Shipwrecks of Lake Ontario - A Journey of Discovery Book

The National Museum of the Great Lakes is excited to announce the release of a new book titled Shipwrecks of Lake Ontario: A Journey of Discovery. This book contains stories of long lost shipwrecks and the journeys of the underwater explorers who found them, written by Jim Kennard with paintings by Roland Stevens and underwater imagery by Roger Pawlowski.

Buy Now!



Legend of the Lake - New Discovery Edition Book

The recent discovery of the wreck of the British warship Ontario, “the Holy Grail” of Great Lakes shipwrecks, solves several mysteries that have puzzled historians since the ship sank more than two centuries ago. Now, for the first time, the whole tragic story of the Ontario can finally be told.

Buy Now!