Kitty Smoke (Tug (Towboat), 1868)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Jasper Hanson (Joseph Hughes was the master carpenter)
Ownership Notes:: Smoke, David, (1868); Windeate,T., (1871); Richards, J., (1873); Galhath, J., (1882): Drumm, M., (1883); Evenson, John, (1885): Penoyan, Medworth, (1888); Davis, E. H., (1888): Wildman, Andrew, (1889);
Master(s):: Hughes, James, (1868); Bartley, G., (1871-1873); Drumm, William, (1883); Evenson, John, (1885); Penoyar, W. C., (1888); Davis, E. H., (1888): Bell, James, (1889);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 23, 1868: Port: Milwaukee Number: 153 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Milwaukee 2-21-1871
February 21, 1871: Port: Milwaukee Number: 38 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-1-1873
April 1, 1873: Port: Milwaukee Number: 101 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 1-24-1882
January 24, 1882: Port: Milwaukee Number: 66 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 12-1-1883
December 1, 1883: Port: Grand Haven Number: 51 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 9-7-1885
September 7, 1885: Port: Milwaukee Number: 13 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-18-1888
April 18, 1888: Port: Milwaukee Number: 130 of 1888
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Port Huron 5-14-1888
May 14, 1888: Port: Port Huron Number: 186 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 7-8-1889
July 8, 1889: Port: Port Huron Number: 4 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 11-20-1890; Next document: (Vessel Burned)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), Kitty Smoke (1868-1890)
Nationality:: American (1868-1890)
Chronology:: 1. 4/00/1869, Manistee, , Lake Michigan, lost her smoke stack overboard and replaced, $250 loss;
2. 4/00/1869, Manitowoc, Lake Michigan, broke her wheel and repaired, $500 loss;
3. 6/00/1869, Manitowoc, hull damaged by collision and repaired;

Notes

General notes:: She was lost in 1890;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

Contact

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