Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Maine (Tug (Towboat), 1862)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Maine
Year of Build:
1862
Rebuilt:
1. 1880;
Official Number:
16445
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Stevens & Presley
Ownership Notes:
Chamberlain, P., (1862-1865); Northern Transportation Company, (1862-1875); French, A., (1874); Butler, W. W., (1877-1878); Ellsworth, H. W., (1880); Wilde, B., (1881): Miner, T., (1885); McLean, Allen C., (1888-1902); Pendull, Jr.,Henry, (1888); Bridges, Williard H., (1888); Avery, W. A., (1899-1900); Sharp, W. H., (1902-1907); Jackson, G., (1902); Carman, (1907); McLouth, S. C., (1907-1911);
Master(s):
Brown, J., (1862-1864); Rosaman, A. W., (1864); Richardson, (1865); Read, A., (1866-1870); Bishop, Ira, (1870-1872); McCormick, James, (1874-1875) Duddleson, John, (1875); Cramer, C. N., (1877); Bishop I., (1878); Weaver, W. H., (1880); Wilde, B., (1881): Miner, T., (1885); McLean, Allen C., (1888); Avery, W. A., (1899):
Power
Number of Masts:
1 (1862)
Hull Dimensions
1862
Length: 135' 7" Width/Beam: 25' 8" Depth: 12'
1865
Length: 132.3' Width/Beam: 26' Depth: 11.8'
1880
Length: 132.3' Width/Beam: 26' Depth: 11.8'
Tonnage
1862
Gross: 392 + 52/95
1865
Gross: 446.42
1880
Gross: 332.29 Net: 255.28
Enrollments/Registration
September 30, 1862
   Port: Cleveland Number: 91 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 10-21-1865
October 21, 1865
   Port: Cleveland Number: 316 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Cleveland 5-5-1874
May 5, 1874
   Port: Cleveland Number: 86 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Chicago 8-24-1875
August 24, 1875
   Port: Chicago
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
April 14, 1877
   Port: Chicago Number: 16 of 1877
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Cleveland 5-16-1877
May 16, 1877
   Port: Cleveland Number: 69 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Chicago 5-18-1878
May 18, 1878
   Port: Chicago Number: 26 of 1878
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 8-2-1878 #7
August 2, 1878
   Port: Cleveland Number: 7 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Trade Changed
Next document: Ogdensburg 4-21-1879
April 21, 1879
   Port: Ogdensburg Number: 4 of 1879
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Grand Haven 5-7-1880
May 7, 1880
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 146 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Detroit 5-9-1881
May 9, 1881
   Port: Detroit Number: 118 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 2-20-1882
February 20, 1882
   Port: Detroit Number: 48 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-1-1885
April 1, 1885
   Port: Port Huron Number: 69 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-23-1888
March 23, 1888
   Port: Port Huron Number: 113 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10-9-1899
October 9, 1899
   Port: Detroit Number: 14 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 5-16-1902
May 16, 1902
   Port: Port Huron
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Tug), Maine (1862-1911)
Nationality:
American (1862-1911)
Chronology:
1. 10/00/1869, grounded on Mammy Judy Island, Detroit River, lightered off;
2. 7/5/1871, near Brockville, 1 mile above Ogdensburg, New York, Lake Ontario, boiler exploded and repaired, $8, 000 loss, (3
lives lost);
3. 6/14/1872, Goose Bay, 6 miles below Alexandria Bay, New York, St. Lawrence River, struck a rock and sank, raised, $1, 300
loss;
4. 6/00/1874, broke cylinder on Lake Huron, $600 loss;
5. 5/22/1880, Northern Transit Company wharf, Port Huron, Michigan, broke lines ashore below Point Edward and released;
6. 4/15/1898, Tonawanda, New York, caught on fire, burned, sank, raised and repaired;
7. 7/16/1911, Marine City, Michigan, caught on fire and burned to a total loss;
Notes
General notes:
She changed from a package freighter to a lumber carrier in 1880;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan; Ogdensburg, New York;
Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan; Ogdensburg, New York;
Port Huron, Michigan;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
6. Wright's Master Sheet;
7. John Poole's notes;
8. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874:
9. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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




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