Caroline Williams (Tug (Towboat), 1868)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Caroline Williams
Year of Build:: 1868
Rebuilt:: 1. 1879, Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
Official Number:: 5811

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: H. J. Williams
Ownership Notes:: Canfield, John, (1868); Williams, H. J., (1868); Cotton, John, (1868); Reed, Henry, (1868); Canfield, J., (1871-1879); Wheeler, A. O., (1882);
Master(s):: Gorrvich, C., (1868); Williams, H. J., (1868); Cotton, John., (1868); Guneich, G., (1871); Greenwich, Charles, (1876-1882);

Hull Dimensions

1868: Length: 68.2' Width/Beam: 15.8' Depth: 8.3'

Tonnage

1868: Gross: 39.22
1879: Gross: 61.07 Net: 33.35

Enrollments/Registration

July 10, 1868: Port: Buffalo Number: 9 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 7-10-1868
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July 10, 1868: Port: Buffalo Number: 10 of 1868
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: PE Surrendered
Next document: Grand Haven 10-17-1868
October 17, 1868: Port: Grand Haven Number: 16 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Grand Haven 6-21-1871
June 21, 1871: Port: Grand Haven Number: 71 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 12-7-1876
December 7, 1876: Port: Grand Haven Number: 24 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 9-15-1879
September 15, 1879: Port: Milwaukee Number: 19 of 1879
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Grand Haven 10-1-1879
October 9, 1879: Port: Grand Haven Number: 31 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Grand Haven 2-18-1881
February 18, 1881: Port: Grand Haven Number: 82 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 2-10-1882
February 10, 1882: Port: Grand Haven Number: 94 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 12-29-1884; Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), Caroline Williams (1868-1884)
Nationality:: American (1868-1884)
Chronology:: 1. 5/00/1869, Manistee, Lake Michigan, collision, (Tug, Coleman), repaired;
2 9/6/1871, Manistee, caught on fire and repaired;
3. 4/22/1884, 15 miles southwest of Grand Point Sable, Lake Michigan, caught on fire and burned while towing the wrecked
Schooner Watertown;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts; Buffalo, New York; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
4. Wright's Master Sheet;

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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