Red Eric (Tug (Towboat), 1857)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: G. H. Notter
Ownership Notes:: Bell, David, (1857); Trowbridge, Edmund, (1864-1865); Wilcox, (1864); Wilson, T., (1868); Blanchett, E. C., (1858); Smith, Abram, (1874);
Master(s):: Bell, David, (1857); Sevartont, B., (1864); Swarter, D., (1865); Wilson, T., (1868);Taylor, J., (1868); Beers, W.,

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

November 7, 1857: Port: Buffalo Number: 165 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 9-4-1858
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September 4, 1858: Port: Buffalo Number: 100 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-11-1860
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August 11, 1860: Port: Detroit Number: 72 of 1860
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-9-1864
April 9, 1864: Port: Detroit Number: 37 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-21-1865
April 21, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 68 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 4-13-1868
April 13, 1868: Port: Detroit Number: 35 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sault Ste. Marie 6-8-1868
June 8, 1868: Port: Sault Ste. Marie Number: 7 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 7-7-1874
July 7, 1874: Port: Port Huron Number: 4 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 12-16-1878; Next document: (Vessel out of commission)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), Red Eric (1857-1878)
Nationality:: American (1857-1878)
Chronology:: 1. 8/00/1859, Detroit River, collision, (Schooner, A. Bradley), , repaired, $150 loss;
2. 5/00/1861, St. Clair River, damaged her machinery and repaired, $500 loss;

Notes

General notes:: She was abandoned in 1878;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan; Sault St. Marie, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan; Sault St. Marie, Michigan;
3. Buffalo Commercial Advertiser: 1/22/1862;
4. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

Contact

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