Franklin Moore (Tug (Towboat), 1848)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Franklin Moore
Year of Build:: 1848
Rebuilt:: 1. 1864;

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Newport, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Additional vessel types:: Barge
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Figure Head, (1848)
Plain Head (1864)
Builder Name:: William Gallagher
Ownership Notes:: Day, John, (1853); Day, Luciuis J., (1853); Shaney, J., (1857); Tracy, H. D., (1858); Hudson, E. W., (1859-1862); Tregent, P., (1860); Barns, W. H., (1862); Wylde, W., (1861-1862); Barse, W. H., (1863-1864); Gallagher, D., (1863); Doty, A. H., (1864);
Master(s):: Pangbarns, (1849); Gallagher, (1849); Chaney, J., (1857); Raymond, J., (1858); Wylde, W., (1859-1862); Globe, W. M., (1862); Pratt, F.P., (1862); Chorky, W., (1863); Doty, A. H., (1864);

Power

Number of Masts:: 2 (1848)*

Hull Dimensions

1848: Length: 132' 3" Width/Beam: 19' Depth: 7' 11 1/4"
1864: Length: 122' Width/Beam: 19' Depth: 7'

Tonnage

1848: Gross: 192 + 26/95
1864

Enrollments/Registration

April 28, 1848: Port: Detroit Number: 11 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 1-29-1850
January 29, 1850: Port: Detroit Number: 5 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-23-1850
July 23, 1850: Port: Detroit Number: 30 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 2-3-1852
February 3, 1852: Port: Detroit Number: 2 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-10-1852
August 10, 1852: Port: Detroit Number: 93 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Michilimackinac 9-12-1853
September 12, 1853: Port: Michilimackinac Number: 10 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-18-1854
April 18, 1854: Port: Chicago Number: 37 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-26-1855
September 26, 1855: Port: Detroit Number: 126 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-14-1856
March 14, 1856: Port: Detroit Number: 12 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-15-1856
March 15, 1856: Port: Detroit Number: 13 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-19-1857
March 19, 1857: Port: Detroit Number: 16 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-11-1857
August 11, 1857: Port: Detroit Number: 107 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-21-1857
September 21, 1857: Port: Detroit Number: 127 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-2-1858
April 2, 1858: Port: Detroit Number: 19 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-20-1859
June 20, 1859: Port: Detroit Number: 48 of 1859
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-3-1862
April 3, 1862: Port: Detroit Number: 18 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-13-1862
September 13, 1862: Port: Detroit Number: 166 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-19-1862
September 19, 1862: Port: Detroit Number: 170 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-25-1863
April 25, 1863: Port: Detroit Number: 66 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-11-1863
June 11, 1863: Port: Detroit Number: 113 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-19-1864
September 19, 1864: Port: Detroit Number: 212 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rig Changed

History

Classification:: a. Steamer (Tug), Franklin Moore (1848-1864);
b. Barge, Franklin Moore (1864- )
Nationality:: American (1848- )
Chronology:: 1. Fall/00/1858, Buffalo, (Great Western Railway Dock), sank and raised;
2. 00/00/1862, Algonac, caught fire and burned, machinery removed;

Notes

General notes:: *She did not have a mast in 1864;
She was valued at $2,800, in 1860 and noted as a tug; $3.500, in 1863; $3,500, in 1864;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Mackinac, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Mackinac, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: (1860-1864);
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

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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