Nellie Booth (Tug (Towboat), 1868)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Nellie Booth
Year of Build:: 1868
Rebuilt:: 1. 1870;
Official Number:: 18567

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Tonawanda, New York
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Additional vessel types:: Yacht
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Joshua H. Booth
Ownership Notes:: Booth Joshua H., (1868); Greenwood, Thomas, (1869); Quackenbush, Charlotte, (1870); Gore, A., (1872) Baufield, M., (1874); Gores, J., (1877); Wilson, G. B., (1878); Bartholomew, S. D., (1878-1882); Smith, F. J., (1885);
Master(s):: Booth Joshua H., (1868); Greenwood, Thomas, (1869); Quackenbush, John Z., (1870); Baufield, M., (1874); Gore, J., (1877); Malier, H., (1878); Little, W. H., (1878); Williams, R., (1878); Black, W. S., (1880-1881); Thompson, J. M., (1882); Cater, F. E., (1885);

Power

Number of Masts:: 0 (1868)

Hull Dimensions

1868: Length: 52.2' Width/Beam: 9.4' Depth: 4.2'
1870: Length: 53' Width/Beam: 9' Depth: 5'

Tonnage

1868: Gross: 17.79
1870: Gross: 21.08 Net: 10.76

Enrollments/Registration

May 23, 1868: Port: Buffalo Number: 415 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 7-16-1869
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July 16, 1869: Port: Buffalo Number: 11 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-19-1869
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October 19, 1869: Port: Buffalo Number: 88 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-16-1870
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May 16, 1870: Port: Buffalo Number: 180 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Detroit 8-7-1872
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August 7, 1872: Port: Detroit Number: 30 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 6-29-1874
June 29, 1874: Port: Toledo Number: 34 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 8-1-1877
August 1, 1877: Port: Detroit Number: 11 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-15-1878
March 15, 1878: Port: Detroit Number: 45 of 1878
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Port Huron 4-11-1878
April 11, 1878: Port: Port Huron Number: 55 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Port Huron 6-3-1878
June 3, 1878: Port: Port Huron Number: 77 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Home Port
Next document: Grand Haven 9-23-1878
September 23, 1878: Port: Grand Haven Number: 17.5 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 4-21-1880
April 21, 1880: Port: Grand Haven Number: 131 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 9-30-1881
August 26, 1881: Port: Grand Haven Number: 35 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Grand Haven 9-12-1882
September 12, 1882: Port: Grand Haven Number: 33 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 8-31-1885
August 31, 1885: Port: Grand Haven Number: 26 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 12-18-1886
December 18, 1886: Port: Grand Haven
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), Nellie Booth (1868-1870);
b. Steam Yacht, Nellie Booth (1870-1896)
Nationality:: American (1868-1896)

Notes

General notes:: *Wright Master Sheet lists her as a "Steam Yacht";
She was dropped from enrollment in 1896; Presumed Abandoned;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Detroit, Michigan;
3. Wright's Master Sheet;
4. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Agency street/mail address:

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

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