Wisconsin Maritime Museum

R. R. Hefford (Tug (Towboat), 1868)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
R. R. Hefford
Year of Build:
1868
Official Number:
21827
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Thomas W. Notter
Ownership Notes:
Cheney, O. W., (1868-1871); Jones, John H., (1868);
Master(s):
Cheney, O. W., (1868); Hand, James, (1875);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1868)
Hull Dimensions
1868
Length: 45.6' Width/Beam: 11.6' Depth: 5.8'
Tonnage
1868
Gross: 13.16
Enrollments/Registration
July 27, 1868
   Port: Buffalo Number: 18 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 6-30-1875
View document online

Next document: (Vessel Blown Up)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Tug), R. R. Hefford (1868-1875)
Nationality:
American (1868-1875)
Chronology:
1. 6/10/1875, Buffalo, boiler exploded, sank and raised, (3 lives lost);
2. 6/21/1875, part of hull raised out of the water and placed on shore; Bow was raised and towed out into deep water and sunk;
Notes
General notes:
She was valued at $3,500, in 1871; $3,000, in1873;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York;
3. Vessel Register: (1871-1873);
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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