Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Dictator (Tug (Towboat), 1862)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Dictator
Also known as:
Conqueror; U.S.S. Sweet Brier
Year of Build:
1862
Official Number:
4893
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Lucius H. Pratt
Ownership Notes:
Manteath, William, (1862);
Master(s):
Sherman, G., (1862);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1862)
Hull Dimensions
1862
Length: 119' Width/Beam: 21' 5" Depth: 10' 5"
Tonnage
1862
Gross: 243 + 37/95
1865
Gross: 176.36
Enrollments/Registration
October 21, 1862
   Port: Buffalo Number: 167 of 1862
Document Type: Registration
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: New York 1-2-1863
View document online
January 2, 1863
   Port: New York
Document Type: Registration

Next document: (See New York, Register, "Sail")
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Tug), Dictator (1862-1863);
b. Propeller (Tug), U. S. S. Sweet Brier (1863-1866);
c. Propeller (Tug), Conqueror (1866-1900)
Nationality:
American (1862-1900)
Notes
General notes:
9/19/1863, name changed to U. S. S. Sweet Brier;
12/28/1866, redocumented as "Conqueror";
She was abandoned in 1900;
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/

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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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