Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Charles Nelson
Year of Build:
1862
Official Number:
4359
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
William Allen
Ownership Notes:
Muzzey, Asa L., (1862-1864); Muzzey, Sarah A., (1865); Meyers, C. N., (1879); Barr, L., (1880);
Master(s):
Muzzy, Asa L., (1862-1865); Meyers, C. N., (1879-1880);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1862)
Hull Dimensions
1862
Length: 36' 10" Width/Beam: 10' 4" Depth: 5' 3"
Tonnage
1862
Gross: 7 + 49/95
1865
Gross: 7.88
Enrollments/Registration
August 18, 1862
   Port: Buffalo Number: 135 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 7-28-1865
View document online
July 28, 1865
   Port: Buffalo Number: 278 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 12-9-1865
View document online
December 9, 1865
   Port: Chicago
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Next document: 7-30-1878
July 30, 1878
Number: 3 of 1878
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Chicago 9-23-1879
September 23, 1879
   Port: Chicago Number: 35 of 1879
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Milwaukee 7-12-1880
July 12, 1880
   Port: Milwaukee Number: 9 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Milwaukee 9-30-1883

Next document: (Under 5 Tons)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Tug), Charles Nelson (1862- )
Nationality:
American (1862- )
Notes
General notes:
Lytle-Holdcamper says she was abandoned in 1866;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218
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