John Prindeville (Tug (Towboat), 1862)

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Identification

Vessel name:: John Prindeville
Also known as:: Charles Kellogg; Charlton
Year of Build:: 1862
Rebuilt:: 1. 1874;
2. 1882;
3. 1896, Collingwood, Ontario;
Official Number:: 12794

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Chicago, Illinois
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Clark and Miller Brothers
Ownership Notes:: Prindeville, Redmond, (1862-1865); Nicholson, John, (1863-1865); Crawford, A. B., (1866-1869); Ballantine, J., (1867);
Crawford, A. B., (1869-1870); Brockway, G., (1872-1874); Livingston, H., (1882); Murphy, S. A., (1883); Charlton, John, (1895); Boutell, L. S., (1900); Victoria Harbor Lumber Company, (1916-1930);
Master(s):: Nicholson, Joseph, (1862-1865); Moore, C. F., (1866); McGregor, P., (1867); Granger, G., (1867); Granger, G. M., (1869-1870); Brockway, G., (1872); Sinclair, C., (1873-1874); Murphy, S. A., (1883):

Power

Number of Masts:: 0 (1862)

Hull Dimensions

1862: Length: 120' Width/Beam: 20' Depth: 11.6'
1865: Length: 125.5' Width/Beam: 20' Depth: 11'
1874: Length: 52.8' Width/Beam: 13.3' Depth: 5.7'
1896: Length: 135' Width/Beam: 19.4' Depth: 10.4'

Tonnage

1862: Gross: 263 + 71/95
1865: Gross: 270.01 Net: 177.97
1874: Gross: 270.01 Net: 178.07
1896: Gross: 389 Registered: 265
1882

Enrollments/Registration

June 6, 1862: Port: Chicago Number: 106 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 6-10-1863
June 10, 1863: Port: Detroit Number: 112 of 1863
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Chicago 12-4-1863
December 4, 1863: Port: Chicago Number: 333 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Chicago 4-28-1865
April 28, 1865: Port: Chicago Number: 107 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 5-8-1865
May 8, 1865: Port: Chicago Number: 313 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-10-1866
October 10, 1866: Port: Chicago Number: 113 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-11-1867
April 11, 1867: Port: Detroit Number: 52 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-24-1869
April 24, 1869: Port: Port Huron Number: 33 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 4-26-1870
April 26, 1870: Port: Detroit Number: 45 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-22-1872
June 22, 1872: Port: Port Huron Number: 116 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-10-1873
April 10, 1873: Port: Port Huron Number: 66 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-2-1874
April 2, 1874: Port: Port Huron Number: 71 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Port Huron 12-13-1878; Next document: (Vessel Lost)
April 8, 1882: Port: Detroit Number: 84 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-22-1882
May 22, 1882: Port: Detroit Number: 126 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Name changed to Charles Kellogg
Next document: Detroit 6-21-1883
June 21, 1883: Port: Detroit Number: 16 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 9-8-1884; Next document: (Vessel Sold Foreign)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), John Prindeville (1862-1882);
b. Propeller (Tug), Charles Kellogg (1882-1884);
c. Propeller (Tug), Charlton (1884-1934)
Nationality:: American (1862-1884); Canadian (1884-1934);
Chronology:: 1. 5/00/1863, Detroit River, broke her machinery and towed into port for repairs, $890 loss;
2. 5/00/1867, off Clay Banks, Lake Erie, broke her cylinder head and repaired, $1, 500 loss;
3. 6/00/1870, Lake Erie, blew out her cylinder head and repaired, $700 loss;
4. 10/10/1877, False Presque Isle, Lake Huron, wrecked while entering the harbor and repaired;

Notes

General notes:: She was renamed "Charles Kellogg", on 5/26/1882;
She was abandoned at Sorel, Quebec, in 1934;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Toledo Blade: 12/21/1867;
6. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

Contact

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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