Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Hippocampus (Tug (Towboat), 1867)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Hippocampus
Year of Build:
1867
Official Number:
11819
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
St. Joseph, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
George Hanson
Ownership Notes:
Morrison, J., (1867-1868); Shaw & Company, (1867); Boulton, (1867); Bloom, John P., (1868);
Master(s):
Morrison, John, (1867-1868); Brown, Henry W., (1868);
Tonnage
1867
Gross: 152.91
Enrollments/Registration
September 22, 1867
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 22 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Grand Haven 3-23-1868
March 23, 1868
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 39 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven

Next document: (Wrecked & Foundered off

Next document: St.Joseph, Michigan)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Tug), Hippocampus (1867-1868)
Nationality:
American (1867-1868)
Chronology:

1. 9/7/1868, St. Joseph, Lake Michigan, sank in a gale, (26 lives lost), $38, 500 loss;

Notes
General notes:
Machinery: engine and boilers built by Vulcan Iron Works, Chicago, Illinois; 22" stroke engine;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Grand Haven, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Grand Haven, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
5. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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