Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Andrew Foster
Year of Build:
1856
Official Number:
552
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Philadelpha, Pennsylvania
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Burley
Ownership Notes:
Bowman, Justin, (1863); Crawford, (1864); Leonard, (1864); Cambell, John, (1865-1867);
Master(s):
McComber, Ed, (1863); Dopson, Henry, (1865); Campbell, John, (1867);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1856)
Hull Dimensions
1856
Length: 61' 6" Width/Beam: 13' 10" Depth: 5' 5"
Tonnage
1856
Gross: 42 + 00/95
1865
Gross: 32.70
Enrollments/Registration

Next document: Troy 1-17-1860
January 17, 1860
   Port: Troy Number: 1 of 1860
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-1-1863
April 1, 1863
   Port: Chicago Number: 18 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-1-1865
July 1, 1865
   Port: Detroit Number: 221 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Grand Haven 5-15-1867
May 15, 1867
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 66 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Tug), Andrew Foster (1856- )
Nationality:
American (1856- )
Notes
General notes:
1864, her home port was West Troy;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
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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