War of 1812 wreck, beached and burned south of Buffalo

JEScholz · Nov 29, 2009

Does anyone have information on the sloop "Friends Good Will" / "Little Belt" that was involved in the 1813 battle of Lake Erie? I understand that "Friends Good Will" was run aground south of Buffalo sometime before November 1, 1813 and eventually burned when the British burned Buffalo on Dec 31. My ultimate goal is to find the remains of the ship and would appreciate any help especially from someone local to the area.

Here is a web site that contains a great deal of history on the ship, and the current replica that I sail.

Michigan Maritime Museum - Friends Good Will

weaserm99 · Nov 29, 2009

There is a wreck located in the niagara river that you can occasionally come across if you drift into it, we call it the wreck of the 1812, right now it looks like a set of ribs with the condition that it is in.

JEScholz · Dec 2, 2009

Do you know if anyone has done any research on it or if there is a set of GPSs numbers for it? The wreck I am searching for would have been a sloop of about 60'.

JEScholz · Dec 6, 2009

How far is this wreck from "Buffalo Creek"?

weaserm99 · Dec 15, 2009

Sorry for the late response, as far as GPS I have none as we normally drift into the wreck. It is close to strawberry island for its location

War of 1812 wreck, beached and burned south of Buffalo

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