Fred and Will (Tug (Towboat), 1867)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Samuel Carroll
Ownership Notes:: Clifford, John C., (1867); dodge, A. A., (1868): Dodge, R., (1872);
Master(s):: Boat, Edwin, (1867); Phillips, (1868); Smith, J., (1872);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

July 10, 1867: Port: Buffalo Number: 244 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswego 5-25-1868
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May 25, 1868: Port: Oswego Number: 2 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 6-25-1872
June 25, 1872: Port: Milwaukee Number: 110 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 11-17-1873
November 17, 1873: Port: Duluth
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), Fred and Will (1867-1878)
Nationality:: American (1867-1878)
Chronology:: 1. 8/00/1867, near Buffalo, Lake Erie, capsized and righted;
2. 10/14/1878, Lake Superior, caught on fire and burned to a total loss between York and Sand Islands, west end of the Lake,
$300 loss; ;

Notes

General notes:: She was lost in 1878;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts; Buffalo, New York; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Oswego, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Oswego, New York;
3. Toledo Blade: 12/21/1867;
4. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

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