Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Union
Year of Build:
1863
Official Number:
25083
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lockport, New York
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Franklin Hinman (Hingston)
Ownership Notes:
Hinman, Franklin, (1863); Van Valkenburgh, Thomas, (1866); Van Valkenburgh, Daniel, (1866); (1866); Mitchell, William, (1868); Bontell,B., (1869);
Master(s):
Hinman, Franklin, (1863); Van Valkenburgh, (1866); Mitchell, William, (1868); Bontell,B., (1869);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1863)
Hull Dimensions
1863
Length: 67' Width/Beam: 16' 4" Depth: 8' 7"
1865
Length: 75' Width/Beam: 15.9' Depth: 5.8'
Tonnage
1863
Gross: 84 + 41/95
1865
Gross: 36.66
Enrollments/Registration
November 23, 1863
   Port: Suspension Bridge Number: 6 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Suspension Bridge 7-11-1866
July 11, 1866
   Port: Suspension Bridge Number: 2 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Huron 5-26-1868
May 26, 1868
   Port: Port Huron Number: 42 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Huron 6-10-1869
June 10, 1869
   Port: Port Huron Number: 61 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 12-18-1870

Next document: (Tug Burned)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Tug), Union (1863-1870)
Nationality:
American (1863-1870)
Chronology:

1. 11/14/1870, Saginaw River, caught fire and burned;

Notes
General notes:
She was valued at $6,000, in 1866; Just listed in1871;
Lytle-Holdcamper says she was lost in 1870;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts; Port Huron, Michigan; Suspension Bridge, New York;
2. Enrollment; Port Huron, Michigan; Suspension Bridge, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: (1866-1871);
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
6. 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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