Eclipse (Tug (Towboat), 1852)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Eclipse
Year of Build:: 1852
Major repairs:: 1854, 1860. 1871;
Rebuilt:: 1. 1871;
Official Number:: 7495

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: George Notter
Ownership Notes:: Blackwell, E. R., (1852-1853); Johnson, S. M., (1853); Shepard, E., (1855); Fellows, G., (1856); Allester, J., (1857-1860);Tremple, Louis M., (1863-1864); Trempe, Louis P., (1865); Grummond, S., (1868); Dibble, E., (1870); Scott, J., (1871); Scott, J. B., (1871);
Master(s):: Thorp, Heny W., (1852); Johnson, S. M., (1853); Parshale, J. M., (1855); Robinson, L. C., (1856); Reed, J. T., (1857); Munadaer (Mincelia), William, (1858-1862); Trempe, Alpha, (1865); Allen, T., (1868); Dibble, W., (1870-1871) King, N. W., (1871);

Power

Number of Masts:: 0 (1852)

Hull Dimensions

1852: Length: 93' 10" Width/Beam: 18' 2" Depth: 8' 4"
1865: Length: 90.8' Width/Beam: 17.4' Depth: 8.4'

Tonnage

1852: Gross: 136 + 12/95
1865: Gross: 92.75
1871: Gross: 124.38

Enrollments/Registration

September 11, 1852: Port: Buffalo Number: 110 of 1852
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 4-22-1853
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April 22, 1853: Port: Chicago Number: 18 of 1853
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-7-1855
May 7, 1855: Port: Detroit Number: 43 of 1855
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-12-1856
May 12, 1856: Port: Detroit Number: 45 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-3-1857
April 3, 1857: Port: Detroit Number: 30 of 1857
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sault Ste. Marie 6-15-1858
June 15, 1858: Port: Sault Ste. Marie Number: 18 of 1858
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Sault Ste. Marie 7-22-1865
July 22, 1865: Port: Sault Ste. Marie Number: 4 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 7-8-1868
July 22, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 105 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-22-1870
March 22, 1870: Port: Detroit Number: 2 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-8-1871
April 8, 1871: Port: Detroit Number: 80 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Detroit 12-24-1872; Next document: (Burned, 10-20-1871, Total; Next document: Loss, Lakeport, Michigan)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), Eclipse (1852-1872)
Nationality:: American (1852-1872)
Chronology:: 1. 5/31/1853, Chicago, boiler exploded, sank and raised, (1 life lost), $8, 500 loss;
2. 10/00/1856, St. Clair Flats, broke her machinery and repaired, $200 loss;
3. 10/17/1870, Colchester, Lake Erie, ashore and released, $200 loss;
4. 10/20/1871, Lockport, Michigan, Lake Huron, caught fire and burned while lying at dock, $10, 000 loss; Hull was towed to
Sarnia Bay;

Notes

General notes:: License #66 issued at Sault St. Marie, 6/15/1858;
She operated on the Sault River, (1862-1866);
She was valued at $5,500,in 1860 and noted as a river tug; $5,000, in 1866; $9,000, in 1871;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Sault St. Marie, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Sault St. Marie, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: (1860-1871);
5. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
6. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
7. The Mackinac Customs Manifests: (1799-1860)

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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