: Gerald C. Metzler Great Lakes Vessel Database

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: William W. Allen
Ownership Notes:: Allen, William, (1863); Gilson, W. P., (1864); Carse, John, (1864-1866);
Master(s):: Barker, D. B., (1863); Gilson, W. P., (1864); Morrison,Mark, (1865); Carse, John, (1866);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 25, 1863: Port: Buffalo Number: 178 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 4-15-1864
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April 15, 1864: Port: Buffalo Number: 59 of 1864
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Erie 5-15-1864
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May 15, 1864: Port: Erie Number: 10 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 5-12-1865
May 12, 1865: Port: Erie Number: 24 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Erie 1-22-1866
January 22, 1866: Port: Erie Number: 1 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 1-5-1867
January 5, 1867: Port: Erie Number: 1 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland; Next document: Cleveland 00-00-1877; Next document: (Vessel Dismantled)

History

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Erie, Pennsylvania;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Erie, Pennsylvania;
3. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
4. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

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