Annie L. Smith (Tug (Towboat), 1868)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Annie L. Smith
Year of Build:: 1868
Rebuilt:: 1. 1890, Grand Haven, Michigan;
Official Number:: 1387

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Chicago, Illinois
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Miller Brothers
Ownership Notes:: Smith, T., (1868-1872); Burton, A., (1877); Moore, T. L., (1878): Wilson,F., (1879); Jornt, william, (1885); Smith, John, (1885-1891); Jacques, Eli, (1911);
Master(s):: Maquire, A., (1868-1871); Telson, J., (1872); Burton, A., (1877); Green, L., (1878); Wilson, A. N., (1879); Jornt, William, (1885); Smith, John, (1885); Englring, Theodore, (1891);

Hull Dimensions

1868: Length: 55.3' Width/Beam: 13.3' Depth: 7.7'
1890: Length: 61.3' Width/Beam: 15.5' Depth: 7.9'

Tonnage

1868: Gross: 40.30 Net: 20.15
1890: Gross: 43.64 Net: 23.99

Enrollments/Registration

May 22, 1868: Port: Chicago Number: 347 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 7-12-1869
July 12, 1869: Port: Chicago Number: 10 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-12-1870
April 12, 1870: Port: Chicago Number: 175 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-3-1871
March 3, 1871: Port: Chicago Number: 87 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-30-1872
April 30, 1872: Port: Chicago Number: 123 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Chicago 4-30-1877
April 30, 1877: Port: Chicago Number: 56 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-26-1878
April 26, 1878: Port: Milwaukee Number: 78 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-22-1879
April 22, 1879: Port: Chicago Number: 29 of 1879
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Chicago 9-5-1879
September 5, 1879: Port: Chicago Number: 5 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 6-1-1885
June 1, 1885: Port: Milwaukee Number: 84 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 11-23-1885
November 23, 1885: Port: Grand Haven Number: 48 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 4-28-1891
April 28, 1891: Port: Grand Haven Number: 83 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Marquette 2-20-1900
February 20, 1900: Port: Marquette
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: Detroit 12-17-1921; Next document: (Dismantled and hull disposed)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), Annie L.Smith (1868-1921)
Nationality:: American (1868-1921)
Chronology:: 1. 7/00/1873, Chicago Harbor, damaged by collision in a storm and repaired, $275 loss;
2. 11/00/1880, Lake Michigan, sank and raised;
3. 8/21/1888, Lake Michigan, capsized and righted, (1 life lost);
4. 4/00/1894, Georgian Bay, caught on fire, burned;

Notes

General notes:: Machinery: high pressure non-condensing engine; Cylinder: 18" diameter x 20" stroke, built 1868 by Murphy and Tarrant, Chicago Illinois; Boiler, fire box, 7' x 12', built in 1893 by Manistee Iron Works, Manistee, Michigan;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts; Chicago, Illinois, Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment; Chicago, Illinois, Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
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);

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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