Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
William O. Brown
Year of Build:
1862
Official Number:
26545
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
R. R. Johnson*
Ownership Notes:
Brown, W. D., (1862); Raff, F., (1862); Colborn, (1864);
Master(s):
Brown, W. D., (1862); Raff, F., (1862);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1862)
Hull Dimensions
1862
Length: 68' Width/Beam: 14.8' Depth: 7' 9"
Tonnage
1862
Gross: 70 + 84/95
1862
Gross: 44 + 25/95
1865
Gross: 47.65
Enrollments/Registration
May 2, 1862
   Port: Buffalo Number: 37 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 6-14-1862
View document online
June 14, 1862
   Port: Buffalo Number: 89 of 1862
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: New York 11-12-1862
View document online
November 12, 1862
   Port: New York
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Tug), William O. Brown (1862- )
Nationality:
American (1862-1910); (Canadian (1910- )
Notes
General notes:
Home Port: Jersey City, (1867-1868); New York, (1870-1872);
1864, home port was Chicago, Illinois and the builder was listed as J. W. Leech;
She was a harbor tug;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York;
3. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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