Mildred (Tug (Towboat), 1868)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Mildred
Year of Build:: 1868
Official Number:: 17960

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: H. J. Williams
Ownership Notes:: Williams, Henry J., (1868); Smith, Hiram H., (1868): Smith, Hugh W., (1869); Laughlin, Jr., John, (1868); Carbin, E. H., (1882); Stickney, N., (1883); Johnson, D. L., (1887); Shaw, Laura W., (1889); Sherbert, George C., (1890-1891);
Master(s):: Williams, H. J., (1868); Truman, O. E., (1868); Smith, Hugh W., (1869); Carbin, E. H., (1882); Eldridge,J., (1883); Johnson, D. L., (1887); Shaw, H. L., (1889); Shaw, S. S., (1889); Sherbert, George C., (1890-1891);

Power

Number of Masts:: 0 (1868)

Hull Dimensions

1868: Length: 49.3' Width/Beam: 11.3' Depth: 6.2'

Tonnage

1868: Gross: 13.19 Net: 6.60

Enrollments/Registration

October 26, 1868: Port: Buffalo Number: 84 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 10-27-1868
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October 27, 1868: Port: Buffalo Number: 86 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-4-1869
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March 4, 1869: Port: Buffalo Number: 114 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 8-14-1869
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August 14, 1869: Port: Port Huron
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
July 9, 1879: Port: Port Huron Number: 4 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 6-25-1882
June 25, 1882: Port: Grand Haven Number: 206 of 1882
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Port Huron 9-17-1883
September 17, 1883: Port: Port Huron Number: 35 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Port Huron 3-24-1887
March 24, 1887: Port: Port Huron Number: 76 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 8-26-1889
August 26, 1889: Port: Port Huron Number: 25 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 10-24-1890
October 24, 1890: Port: Port Huron Number: 43 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Port Huron 8-11-1891
August 11, 1891: Port: Port Huron Number: 24 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-30-1893; Next document: (Vessel Total Loss)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), Mildred (1868-1893)
Nationality:: American (1868-1893)
Chronology:: 1. 5/00/1869, Buffalo, Lake Erie, broke her wheel in a collision, (Tug, A. M. Ball), repaired, $300 loss;
2. 6/00/1869, Tonawanda, Lake Erie, broke her wheel and repaired, $350 loss;
3. 7/00/1869, Niagara River, caught on fire and burned, repaired, $600 loss;
4. 11/5/1872, Port Burwell, Lake Erie, machinery disabled, sank and raised;
5. 9/15/1891, Saginaw River, Lake Huron, caught on fire and burned;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment; Buffalo, New York; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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