Monitor (Tug (Towboat), 1862)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Mason and Bidwell
Ownership Notes:: Cockrane, William, (1862); Kingman, (1863-1864); Reid, J., (1864); Reed, J., (1866); Garland, (1871); Bennettt, (1871); Field, R., (1876); Bradley, (1878-1879);
Master(s):: Cockrane, William, (1862); Reid, J., (1864);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 7, 1862: Port: Buffalo Number: 80 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 10-28-1862
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October 28, 1862: Port: Buffalo Number: 173 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-6-1864
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June 6, 1864: Port: Buffalo Number: 168 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland7-21-1864
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July 21, 1864: Port: Cleveland Number: 60 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), Monitor (1862-1876)
Nationality:: American (1862-1876)
Chronology:: 1. 11/00/1871, Madison, Lake Erie, exploded her boiler and repaired, $6, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: She was valued at $1,800, in 1863; $1,800, in 1871; Just listed in 1879);
Lytle list says she was abandoned in 1876;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment; Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio;
3. Vessel Register: (1863-1882);
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

Contact

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