W. D. Cushing (Tug (Towboat), 1868)

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Identification

Vessel name:: W. D. Cushing
Year of Build:: 1868
Rebuilt:: 1. 1889, Lorain, Ohio;
2. 1893;
Official Number:: 26893

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Stevens and Presley
Ownership Notes:: Bradley, Alva, (1868-1884); Goodwin, Aaron, (1871); Trempe, L., (1872-1878); Archer, J. A., (1886); Archer, M. E., (1887-1890); Benham, O. E., (1887): Collier, W. A., (1893);
Master(s):: Goodwin, Aaron, (1868); McNaughton, W., (1871-1872); Tallion, I., (1878); Tallion, D., (1880); Hutchson, F. J., (1884); Archer, J. A., (1886-1890);

Power

Number of Masts:: 0 (1868)

Hull Dimensions

1868: Length: 62.4' Width/Beam: 15.8' Depth: 8.5'
1889: Length: 63.3' Width/Beam: 16.2' Depth: 6.5'

Tonnage

1868: Gross: 39.74 Net: 16.79
1893: Gross: 39.34 Net: 16.79
1889

Enrollments/Registration

July 18, 1868: Port: Cleveland Number: 93 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 4-26-1871
April 26, 1871: Port: Cleveland Number: 87 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 6-8-1872
June 8, 1872: Port: Marquette Number: 7 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 2-26-1878
February 26, 1878: Port: Marquette Number: 18 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 3-25-1880
March 25, 1880: Port: Marquette Number: 19 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-5-1884
April 5, 1884: Port: Cleveland Number: 28 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-21-1886
April 21, 1886: Port: Cleveland Number: 71 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 1-14-1887
January 14, 1887: Port: Cleveland Number: 29 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 5-21-1887
May 21, 1887: Port: Cleveland Number: 92 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 1-30-1888
January 30, 1888: Port: Cleveland Number: 32 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-22-1890
April 22, 1890: Port: Cleveland Number: 97 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed (Papers Lost)
Next document: Cleveland 4-1-1893
April 1, 1893: Port: Cleveland Number: 75 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Cleveland 10-25-1899
October 25, 1899: Port: Cleveland
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Tug, W. D., Cushing (1868- )
Nationality:: American (1868- )
Chronology:: 1. 9/00/1869, Cleveland, Lake Erie, collision, (Schooner, Rebecca), and repaired;
2. 5/30/1886, Cleveland, caught fire and burned, repaired, $2, 000 loss;
3. 11/27/1889, Lorain, Lake Erie, caught fire and burned, sank and raised, $3, 300 loss;
4. 10/3/1899, Cleveland, sprang a leak, sank and raised;
5. 12/00/1899, Cleveland, sprang a leak, sank and raised;
6. 4/2/1900, Cleveland, hull stripped and towed 6 miles into the lake and allowed to sink;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio; Marquette, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Marquette, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:

Contact

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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