Compound (Tug (Towboat), 1868)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Compound
Year of Build:: 1868
Major repairs:: 1872;
Official Number:: 5684

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Quayle and Martin
Ownership Notes:: Bemis, P., (1868-1873); Johnson, J., (1871); Jones, C. H., (1873-1878); Maytham, T., (1877); Ash, James, (1878-1890);
Master(s):: Johnson, J., (1868-1873); Wysoon, J. H., (1871-1872); Maytham, T., (1877); Ash, James, (1878) Byers, J., (1880); Quinn, Alex, (1885);

Power

Number of Masts:: 0 (1868)

Hull Dimensions

1868: Length: 65' Width/Beam: 14.8' Depth: 6.8'

Tonnage

1868: Gross: 40.72 Net: 20.36

Enrollments/Registration

November 25, 1868: Port: Buffalo Number: 100 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 2-14-1871
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February 14, 1871: Port: Buffalo Number: 108 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-27-1871
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May 27, 1871: Port: Buffalo Number: 185 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-1-1873
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March 1, 1873: Port: Buffalo Number: 124 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-19-1873
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March 19, 1873: Port: Buffalo Number: 134 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-20-1877
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July 20, 1877: Port: Buffalo Number: 8 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-25-1877
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July 25, 1877: Port: Buffalo Number: 13 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-27-1878
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August 27, 1878: Port: Buffalo Number: 9 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-23-1880
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September 23, 1880: Port: Buffalo Number: 21 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-15-1885
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May 15, 1885: Port: Buffalo Number: 47 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-19-1897
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History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), Compound (1868-1897)
Nationality:: American (1868-1897)
Chronology:: 1. 11/24/1868, Chicago, struck the pier, damaged and repaired;
2. 6/00/1869, Buffalo, collision, (Bark, Badger State), repaired;
3. 5/3/1872, Buffalo, exploded her boiler, sank and raised, (1 life lost), $5, 000 loss;
4. 11/00/1873, Fort Erie Rapids, Niagara River, ashore and released, ?$300 loss;
5. 7/13/1884, Buffalo, caught fire and burned, repaired, $900 loss;

Notes

General notes:: She was valued at $8,000, in 1871; $5,000, in 1879; $5,000, in 1885; Noted as was to be repaired in 1888;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstacts: Buffalo, New York
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York;
3. Vessel Register: (1871-1888);
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
6. Wright's Master Sheet;

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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