Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Robert Emmett
Also known as:
Colonel Graham
Year of Build:
1863
Rebuilt:
1. 1869;
2. 1892, St. Joseph, Michigan;
Official Number:
21304**
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Racine, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Lemuel M. Brown
Ownership Notes:
Dempsey, James, (1863); Myhers, Charles, (1866-1869); Mullen, John, (1868); United States Army, (1869-1892); Doyle, R., (1872); Bautelle, Benjamin, (1892-1902); Rittenhouse, (1905); Embree, (1905); Leihy, Charles, (1906); Wacksmith, Henry J., (1910);
Master(s):
Dempsey, J., (1863); Myers, Charles, (1866-1868); Doyle, R., (1872); Boutell, Benjamin, (1892-1893);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1863)
Hull Dimensions
1863
Length: 58.5' Width/Beam: 13' Depth: 6.25'
1866
Length: 58.5' Width/Beam: 13' Depth: 6.25'
1869
Length: 75' Width/Beam: 15' Depth: 7'
1892
Length: 65' Width/Beam: 16' Depth: 5.5'
Tonnage
1863
Gross: 43 + 34/95
1866
Gross: 43.36
1869
Gross: 47.50
1892
Gross: 32.08 Net: 18.61
Enrollments/Registration
September 21, 1863
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 16 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Milwaukee 6-30-1866
June 30, 1866
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 215 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Milwaukee 5-12-1868
May 12, 1868
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 138 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 8-9-1869
August 9, 1869
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 20 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 8-9-1869

Next document: (Sold to U.S.Engineers)
October 15, 1872
   Port: Milwaukee
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-31-1879

Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)
September 26, 1892
   Port: Port Huron Number: 38 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt (purchased from U. S.)
Next document: Port Huron 2-9-1893
February 9, 1893
   Port: Port Huron Number: 58 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 10-12-1896
October 12, 1896
   Port: Port Huron
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Next document: Chicago 7-3-1912
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Tug), Robert Emmett (1863-1869);
b. Propeller, Colonel Graham (1867-1892);
c. Propeller, Robert Emmett (1892-1912)
Nationality:
American (1863-1912)
Chronology:

1. 10/31/1878, off Ludington, Michigan, saved crew from the wreck of J. H. Rutter;

Notes
General notes:
*Stern Wheel
**Sold to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, enrollment surrendered at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 8/9/1869. Redocumented at Port Huron, Michigan 9/26/1892. Used on the East Coast of Lake Michigan; Sold in 1892 and renamed Robert Emmett; Vessel went out of commission (1914-1916); Final Document indicates surrendered at Chicago, Illinois, 7/3/1912, by reason of change of District and owner. No further record; Presumed abandoned as of that date.
Machinery: engine # 2, fore & aft compound, built 1892, by Marine Iron Works, Bay city, Michigan; Cylinder 12-24x20; Boiler #2, fire box, 6'6" x 11'6", built in 1896 by National Boiler Works, Bay City, Michigan;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
5. Vessel Register: 1871:
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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