Robert Tarrant (Tug (Towboat), 1868)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Chicago, Illinois
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Ownership Notes:: Burton, A., (1868-1876); Powell, A., (1876-1881); Dunham, J. S., (1888); Dunham Tow & Wrecking Company, (1899);
Master(s):: Mahoney, C., (1868); Burton, A., (1876); Ferguson, J., (1876); Tyrrell, R., (1877-1881); Dunham, J. S., (1888);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 22, 1868: Port: Chicago Number: 311 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 1-22-1876
January 22, 1876: Port: Chicago Number: 44 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 2-7-1876
February 7, 1876: Port: Chicago Number: 47 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-21-1877
April 21, 1877: Port: Chicago Number: 48 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-16-1881
April 16, 1881: Port: Chicago Number: 105 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-11-1888
May 11, 1888: Port: Chicago Number: 110 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-11-1899
October 11, 1899: Port: Chicago Number: 40 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-30-1905; Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), Robert Tarrant (1868-1905)
Nationality:: American (1868-1905)
Chronology:: 1. 6/00/1869, Chicago, broke her wheel and repaired;
2. 6/00/1874, damaged by fire at Chicago and repaired, $300 loss;

Notes

General notes:: She was abandoned in 1905;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois;
3. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
4. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
5. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874:

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