American Eagle (Tug (Towboat), 1865)

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Identification

Vessel name:: American Eagle
Year of Build:: 1865
Rebuilt:: 1. 1886;
Official Number:: 570

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Robert Scott
Ownership Notes:: Clark, Thomas, (1865); Brown, Rumsey R., (1866); Moody, J., (1867); Porter, J., (1868-1869); Starke, R., (1873); Hotchkiss, G., (1876); Dahlk H., (1877); Dahlke, B., (1881-1883); Dahlke, Edward, (1886-1887);
Master(s):: Clark, Thomas, (1865); Brown, Rumsey R., (1866); Woody, J., (1867-1869); Moody, J., (1868); Dwyer, T., (1869); Ogden, J, (1869); Archer, J., (1873); Hotchkiss, G., (1876); Dahlke, Edward, (1877-1887);

Power

Number of Masts:: 0 (1865)

Hull Dimensions

1865: Length: 57.5' Width/Beam: 16.6' Depth: 7.7'
1886: Length: 57.5' Width/Beam: 17.5' Depth: 6.6'

Tonnage

1865: Gross: 46.67 Net: 24.74
1886: Gross: 34.48 Net: 17.24

Enrollments/Registration

August 24, 1865: Port: Buffalo Number: 310 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 7-23-1866
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July 23, 1866: Port: Buffalo Number: 176 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-19-1867
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April 19, 1867: Port: Buffalo Number: 45 of 1867
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Milwaukee 5-1-1867
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May 1, 1867: Port: Milwaukee Number: 121 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Milwaukee 5-11-1868
May 11, 1868: Port: Milwaukee Number: 137 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-20-1869
May 20, 1869: Port: Milwaukee Number: 119 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 8-4-1869
August 4, 1869: Port: Milwaukee Number: 17 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-7-1873
April 7, 1873: Port: Milwaukee Number: 111 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 6-5-1873
June 5, 1873: Port: Grand Haven Number: 61 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-26-1876
April 26, 1876: Port: Chicago Number: 80 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-24-1877
April 24, 1877: Port: Chicago Number: 53 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-16-1881
May 16, 1881: Port: Chicago Number: 152 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 2-9-1884
February 9, 1884: Port: Cleveland Number: 22 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-13-1886
May 13, 1886: Port: Cleveland Number: 89 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Cleveland 3-5-1887
March 5, 1887: Port: Cleveland Number: 31 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 6-11-1891; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), American Eagle (1865-1892)
Nationality:: American (1865-1891)
Chronology:: 1. 6/00/1869, Milwaukee, pilot house damaged by collision and repaired;
2. 10/00/1869, hull damaged by collision, (Scow, Maple Leaf), and repaired;
3. 11/00/1869, damaged her boiler at Milwaukee, Lake Michigan, and repaired;
4. 6/19/1885, Cleveland, Lake Erie, caught on fire, burned and repaired;
5. 6/10/1891, 3 miles from Cleveland Harbor, Lake Erie, collision (Tug, Alva B.), sank;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
4. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
5. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
6. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Website:

https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

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

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