Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Albert Degroot
Also known as:
U.S.S. Snowdrop
Year of Build:
1863
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
William Crosthwait
Ownership Notes:
McKibben, Robert H., (1863);
Master(s):
Edwards, William, (1863);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1863)
Hull Dimensions
1863
Length: 90' 10" Width/Beam: 17' 6" Depth: 8' 6"
Tonnage
1863
Gross: 125 + 66/95
Enrollments/Registration
July 21, 1863
   Port: Buffalo Number: 147 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 10-10-1863
View document online

Next document: (Sold to U.S. Navy and renamed

Next document: Snowdrop)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Tug), Albert Degroot (1863-1863);
b. Propeller (Tug), U.S.S. Snowdrop (1863- )
Nationality:
American (1863- )
Notes
General notes:
She left for ocean service in 1863;
Lytle-Holdcamper says she was sold to the United States Navy Department in 1863; Renamed "U.S.S. Snowdrop" on 10/10/1863;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. 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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