Algoma (Tug (Towboat), 1845)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Mishawaka, Indiana
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Henry C. Deputy
Ownership Notes:: Wheeler, S., (1846); Williams, H. R., (1850); Ball, D., (1853); Morris, R. W., (1858); Hims, G., (1862); Nelson, Charles, D., (1865-1866); Hackley, C., (1868); Pittsburg, O., (1869);
Master(s):: Smith, Edward, (1846); Smith, A. H., (1850); Morris, R. W., (1858); Dobson, H., (1862); Fayan, F., (1865-1869);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 29, 1846: Port: Detroit Number: 20 of 1846
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 6-17-1850
June 17, 1850: Port: Detroit Number: 23 of 1850
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-11-1853
March 11, 1853: Port: Detroit Number: 7 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-22-1858
May 22, 1858: Port: Detroit Number: 70 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-15-1862
August 15, 1862: Port: Detroit Number: 143 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-1-1865
July 1, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 224 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 11-13-1866
November 13, 1866: Port: Grand Haven Number: 20 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 5-13-1868
May 13, 1868: Port: Grand Haven Number: 60 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Grand Haven 5-13-1869
May 15, 1869: Port: Grand Haven Number: 43 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 7-19-1874; Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)

History

Notes

General notes:: *She did not have any masts in 1865;
Her engine came from the old Steamer, Pocahontas;
1853 enrollment spelled the vessel's name as "Algomah" which is an error;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan;
2. Enrollment; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan;
3. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

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