Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
U. S. General Grant
Also known as:
S. S. Edsell; Bayfield; Harrison; Churchill
Year of Build:
1864
Rebuilt:
1. 1872;
Official Number:
10233
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
William Crosthwaite
Ownership Notes:
Booth, Harvey, (1864-1865); Evans, (1864); Killmaster, (1864); Demas, J., (1866-1870); Harrison, E. J., (1911-1935);
Master(s):
Booth, Harvey, (1864-1865); Demas, G., (1866); Cornwall, J., (1870):
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1864)
Hull Dimensions
1864
Length: 113' Width/Beam: 21' Depth: 9' 6"
1872
Length: 110' Width/Beam: 18.5' Depth: 9.3'
Tonnage
1864
Gross: 210 + 85/95
1865
Gross: 131.28
1872
Gross: 150 Registered: 94
Enrollments/Registration
May 21, 1864
   Port: Buffalo Number: 144 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 5-25-1865
View document online
May 25, 1865
   Port: Buffalo Number: 161 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 7-7-1866
View document online
July 7, 1866
   Port: Detroit Number: 202 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-15-1870
July 15, 1870
   Port: Detroit Number: 9 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 6-10-1872
June 10, 1872
   Port: Detroit
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

Next document: 12-29-1937 (Vessel believed out of

Next document: existence; supposed to be sunk near

Next document: Bruce Mines, Ontario)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Tug), U. S. Geneeral Grant (1864-1872);
b. Propeller (Tug), S. S. Edsell (1872-1884);
c. Propeller (Tug), Bayfield (1884-1903);
d. Propeller (Tug), Harrison (1903-1909);
e. Propeller (Tug), Churchill (1909-1937)
Nationality:
American (1864-1872); Canadian (1872-1937)
Notes
General notes:
Lytle-Holdcamper says she went foreign in 1872;
The Canadian steamer Bayfield was used for many years in charting the Georgian Ban and the North Channel under the command of Captain J. G. Bolton, (R.N.);
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);
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Canadian Coastal and Inland Steam Vessels, 1809-1930;
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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