Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Julius D. Morton (Tug (Towboat), 1848)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Julius D. Morton
Year of Build:
1848
Major repairs:
1869;
Rebuilt:
1. 1866, Dana, William, Algonac, Michigan;
Official Number:
45091
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Monroe, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Additional vessel types:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Scroll Head *
Builder Name:
Asa C. Keating
Ownership Notes:
Van Brant, William M., (1848); Clark, John B, (1850-1854); Hyde, O. M., (1853); Dana, William, (1853); Pierce, Wilson, L. (1854); Covile, S., (1854); Kimball, Chester, (1855); Smith, Abram, (1863); Russel, Sam, (1863); Dana, Aurcha (Aurelia), (1866); Allen, S., (1869-1871); Stone Alber, (1867-1871); Anderson, Andrew, (1868; Stone, A., (1872); Fick, R., (1873);
Master(s):
Roby, C. C., (1848); Strong, (1851); Gore, (1851); Thompson, (1853); Kimball, C. K., (1855); Dana, W., (1866); Lindsey, E., (1867); Anderson, A., (1869-1870); Fick, Peter H.., (1873); Anderson, Andrew, (1868); Stone, A., (1872): Fick, R.,( 1873);
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1848)
Hull Dimensions
1848
Length: 167' 5" Width/Beam: 26' 4" Depth: 11' 3"
1866
Length: 164' Width/Beam: 26.5' Depth: 8.8'
Tonnage
1848
Gross: 472 + 90/95
1866
Gross: 254.70
Enrollments/Registration
September 23, 1848
   Port: Detroit Number: 53 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 9-4-1850
September 4, 1850
   Port: Detroit Number: 44 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-27-1854
September 27, 1854
   Port: Detroit Number: 120 of 1854
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Detroit 1-29-1855
January 29, 1855
   Port: Detroit Number: 5 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-28-1866
July 28, 1866
   Port: Detroit Number: 229 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt, Enrollment Lost
Next document: Cleveland 8-6-1867
August 6, 1867
   Port: Cleveland Number: 132 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 9-1-1869
September 1, 1869
   Port: Toledo Number: 1 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Cleveland 9-13-1869
September 13, 1869
   Port: Cleveland Number: 122 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Cleveland 5-12-1870
May 12, 1870
   Port: Cleveland Number: 63 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 4-16-1872
April 16, 1872
   Port: Toledo Number: 43 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 8-1-1873
August 1, 1873
   Port: Toledo Number: 3 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 6-30-1873

Next document: (Exemt by Congress)
History
Classification:
a. Steamer (Tug), Julius D. Morton (1848-1866);
b. Barge, Julius D. Morton (1866- )
Nationality:
American- (1848- )
Chronology:
1. 9/13/1851, Point Au Pelee, Lake Erie, lost a man overboard;
2. 5/10/1852, Lake Erie, collision, (sank Schooner, Armada), repaired, $900 loss;
3. 8/00/1853, Thunder Bay River, Lake Huron, ashore and released;
4 7/00/1855, St. Clair River, near the flats, collision, (Bark, Ed. Shepard), repaired, $250 loss;
5. 10/00/1858, St. Clair River, collision, (Schooner, Euphemia), repaired, $200 loss;
6. 9/00/1861, St. Clair River, collision, (Tug, Reindeer), repaired, $1, 000 loss;
7. 4/8/1863, St. Clair River, caught fire and burned, was rebuilt;
8. 8/13/1873, 20 miles from Cleveland, Lake Erie, sank, (lumber), $11, 500 loss;
Notes
General notes:
*She had a plain head in 1866;
Machinery: high pressure engine;
She was valued at 6,3=250 pounds, in 1854; $3,000, in 1871; $1,000, in 1873;
Lytle-Holdcamper says she was lost in 1863;
She was built as a steamer in 1848, at Monroe, Michigan, Vessel burned and was rebuilt as a barge;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio;
3. Vessel Register: (1854), (1871-1873);
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Buffalo Morning Express: 1/11/1856;
6. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/15/1859, 1/22/1862;
7. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
8. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
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Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
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