Clifton (Tug (Towboat), 1846)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Clifton
Year of Build:: 1846
Rebuilt:: 1. 1866, Vicksburg;
Official Number:: 33163

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Dexter, New York
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Additional vessel types:: Barge
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Dexter
Ownership Notes:: Bell, J. A., (1846); Hooker, S., (1848); Isaacs, B., (1850); Cary, C. H., (1853-1857); Lyon, A. E., (1857-1864); Mills, N. B., (1866-1873); Owen, I., (1871);
Master(s):: Estes, G. W., (1846); Egglerton, G., (1848); Forsyth, J., (1850); Cary, C. H., (1853); Moore, C. F., (1855); Wright, P. E., (1857); Lyon, A. E., (1857); Galavers, C. E., (1866); Blair, J., (1873);

Power

Number of Masts:: 1 (1846)*

Hull Dimensions

1846: Length: 101' 6" Width/Beam: 18' 4" Depth: 6' 6"
1866: Length: 128.5' Width/Beam: 23' Depth: 7.3'

Tonnage

1846: Gross: 111 + 56/95
1866: Gross: 139.39

Enrollments/Registration

October 27, 1846: Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 18 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Sackets Harbor 5-9-1848
May 9, 1848: Port: Sackets Harbor Number: 12 of 1848
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-8-1850
May 8, 1850: Port: Oswego Number: 16 of 1850
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Alburg, Vermont 4-24-1851
April 24, 1851: Port: Alburg, Vermont Number: 5 of 1851
Document Type: Registration
Reason: PE Surrendered
Next document: Alburg 4-26-1853
April 26, 1853: Port: Alburg Number: 4 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: PR Surrendered
Next document: Detroit 12-24-1853
December 24, 1853: Port: Detroit Number: 164 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-23-1855
July 23, 1855: Port: Detroit Number: 96 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-15-1857
June 15, 1857: Port: Detroit Number: 71 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-2-1857
September 2, 1857: Port: Detroit Number: 122 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-17-1860
August 17, 1860: Port: Detroit Number: 78 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: Detroit 9-29-1866
September 29, 1866: Port: Detroit Number: 296 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Vessel Altered
Next document: Port Huron 10-23-1866
October 23, 1866: Port: Port Huron Number: 18 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed District
Next document: Port Huron 4-25-1871
April 25, 1871: Port: Port Huron Number: 80 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-26-1873
April 26, 1873: Port: Port Huron Number: 87 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 1-10-1878; Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), Clifton (1846-1866);
b. Barge, Clifton (1866-1874)
Nationality:: American (1846-1874)
Chronology:: 1. 4/20/1854, Point Aux Barques, Lake Huron, ashore and released;
2. 10/10/1874, Point Pelee, broke tow rope, ashore and hull went to pieces, (lumber);

Notes

General notes:: *She did not have a mast in 1866;
She is changed from a propeller into a barge at Vicksburg;
In 1862, she is bought by parties at Bear Creek for the lumber trade;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts; Detroit, Michigan; Oswego, New York; Port Huron, Michigan; Sackets Harbor, New York;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Oswego, New York; Port Huron, Michigan; Sackets Harbor, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;

Contact

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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