Tempest (Tug (Towboat), 1884)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: West Bay City, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Frank W. Wheeler Shipbuilding Company
Ownership Notes:: Harper, George, (1884-1890); Davidson, William, (1888); Gustin, E. A., (889-1892); Lloyd, Walter, (1901); Jeffrey, Mary, (1906); Jeffrey, William, (1907);
Master(s):: Davidson, W. C., (1889); Miller,M. C., (1892);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 19, 1884: Port: Port Huron Number: 162 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed District
Next document: Port Huron 2-27-1888
February 27, 1888: Port: Port Huron Number: 84 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 5-7-1889
May 7, 1889: Port: Port Huron Number: 181 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 8-6-1892
August 6, 1892: Port: Port Huron Number: 22 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 4-17-1901
April 17, 1901: Port: Duluth Number: 66 of 1901
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 3-26-1906
March 26, 1906: Port: Duluth Number: 130 of 1906
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 12-28-1907
December 28, 1907: Port: Duluth Number: 19 of 1907
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 12-15-1914
December 15, 1914: Port: Duluth
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Enrollment Form Issued; Next document: (Vessel Abandoned in 1933)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), Tempest (1884-1933)
Nationality:: American (1884-1933)
Chronology:: 1. 9/15/1905, Duluth, caught on fire and burned at the dock, sank and raised, $100 loss;
2. 9/14/1906, Tahquamenon Island Reef, Whitefish Bay, ashore and released, $2, 000 loss;
3. 8/13/1907, Duluth, caught fire and burned at the dock, repaired, $800 loss;

Notes

General notes:: She was valued at $4,000, in 1887; $3,000, in 1893;
She was abandoned in 1933;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Duluth, Minnesota; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Duluth, Minnesota; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Vessel Register: (1887-1893);
6. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);

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