A. C. Van Raalte (Tug (Towboat), 1867)

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Identification

Vessel name:: A. C. Van Raalte
Also known as:: Ashland
Year of Build:: 1867
Rebuilt:: 1. 1895, Chicago, Illinois;
2. 1898, Marquette, Michigan;
Official Number:: 1496

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Hitchcock and Gibson
Ownership Notes:: Edwards, John T., (1867-1869); Green, A., (1869); Willard, L., (1869: Knapp, F., (1871); Jones, J., (1872); Jones, Lucy. M., (1872); Dodge, A., (1874-1877); Smith. W. S., (1880-1881); Smith, C. R., (1883); Caskey, Charles W., (1885); Majo, A. C., (1888): Shefles, C. B., (1890): Onderdonk, A.,(1891); Ross, W. J., (1895); Lechy, Charles R., (1898-1900); John Schroeder Lumber Company, (1916-1930);
Master(s):: Callotin, Michael, (1867); Jones, R, (1868); Langley, J., (1869); Waltman, A., (1870); Derkins, G., (1871); Jones, J., (1872); Blanchard, (1872); Dodge, A., (1874-1877); Bonchard, E. A., (1880-1881); Brown, J. W., (1883); Bonchard, E. A., (1885); Majo, A. C., (1888); Simonson, J. H., (1890); Elloitt, G., (1891): Marshall, R. S., (1895);

Power

Number of Masts:: 0 (1867)

Hull Dimensions

1867: Length: 96.4' Width/Beam: 23' Depth: 8.6'
1895: Length: 92' Width/Beam: 23' Depth: 7.5'
1898: Length: 87.4' Width/Beam: 19.6' Depth: 8.6'

Tonnage

1867: Gross: 176.63 Net: 130.98
1895: Gross: 103.82 Net: 63.39
1898: Gross: 97 Net: 57

Enrollments/Registration

November 16, 1867: Port: Buffalo Number: 326 of 1867
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Grand Haven 12-20-1867
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December 20, 1867: Port: Grand Haven Number: 30 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Grand Haven 4-21-1868
April 21, 1868: Port: Grand Haven Number: 52 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-6-1869
March 6, 1869: Port: Chicago Number: 163 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-25-1869
March 25, 1869: Port: Chicago Number: 187 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 6-13-1870
June 13, 1870: Port: Grand Haven Number: 62 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-12-1871
April 12, 1871: Port: Milwaukee Number: 88 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-20-1872
May 20, 1872: Port: Detroit Number: 113 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 4-14-1874
April 14, 1874: Port: Grand Haven Number: 52 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-23-1877
April 23, 1877: Port: Detroit Number: 35 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 10-25-1880
October 25, 1880: Port: Grand Haven Number: 63 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 4-18-1881
April 18, 1881: Port: Grand Haven Number: 100 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 6-10-1883
June 10, 1883: Port: Grand Haven Number: 140 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 5-2-1885
May 2, 1885: Port: Grand Haven Number: 63 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 5-8-1888
May 8, 1888: Port: Grand Haven Number: 89 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-31-1890
May 31, 1890: Port: Chicago Number: 75 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 12-3-1891
December 3, 1891: Port: Chicago Number: 27 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-18-1895
September 18, 1895: Port: Chicago Number: 29 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Marquette 5-9-1898
May 9, 1898: Port: Marquette Number: x of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Marquette 9-18-1898
September 18, 1898: Port: Marquette
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), A. C. Van Raalte (1867-1903);
b. Propeller (Tug), Ashland (1903-1937)
Nationality:: American (1867-1937)
Chronology:: 1. 4/00/1869, St. Joseph's, Lake Michigan, struck a reef and broke a rudder, replaced, $325 loss;
2. 5/00/1869, Chicago, Lake Michigan, lost smoke stack overboard in a collision, (Schooner, Wood), replaced;
3. 8/00/1869, Chicago, Lake Michigan, broke her wheel and replaced, $500 loss;

Notes

General notes:: Machinery: Steeple compound engine, 15-30x24, built in 1867; Boiler, fire box,7'6" x 12', built in 1899 by Kingsford Foundry Company, Oswego, New York;
Renamed Ashland on 6/23/1903, and was abandoned in 1937;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. Wright's Master Sheet;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
5. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
6. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

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