J. K. White (Tug (Towboat), 1868)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: William J. Miller and Richard H. Gordon, Jr.,
Ownership Notes:: Greenhalgh, Joseph, (1868-1873); Thornton, Samuel, (1872); Champain, W., (1873); Saug, D., (1877-1878); Moore, Smith, (1882);
Master(s):: Greenhalgh, Joseph, (1868-1870); Byrnes, John, (1868-1873); Frink, J., (1873); Saug, D., (1877-1878); Brown, S. L., (1882);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

August 28, 1868: Port: Cleveland Number: 105 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 5-10-1872
May 10, 1872: Port: Cleveland Number: 9 of 1872
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Buffalo 5-15-1872
May 15, 1872: Port: Buffalo Number: 148 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Cleveland 1-20-1873
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January 20, 1873: Port: Cleveland Number: 38 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 6-26-1873
June 26, 1873: Port: Marquette Number: 14 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 8-24-2876
August 24, 1876: Port: Marquette Number: 2 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 3-27-1878
March 27, 1878: Port: Marquette Number: 43 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 6-30-1882
June 30, 1882: Port: Marquette Number: 33 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 6-30-1887; Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)

History

Classification:: a. Steamer (Tug), J. K. White (1868-1887)
Nationality:: American (1868-1887)
Chronology:: 1. 8/22/1874, Point Au Sable, salvaged the engine and boilers of the Propeller, Union;
2. 5/00/1883, Cleveland, sank and raised;

Notes

General notes:: She was modelled and laid down by Miller and Young;
Machinery: 2 engines built by Cuyahoga Steam Furnace Company; Boiler built by Kay and Gibbon; Sidewheels 12'6" diameter, blades 34" long, 10" wide;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Marquette, Michigan;
2. Enrollment; Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Marquette, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;

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