Thomas Thompson (Tug (Towboat), 1873)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: George H. Notter
Ownership Notes:: Wells, C. J., (1873); Mahoney, Timothy, (1877-1893); Mahoney, Jim, (1877); Mahoney, Tomas, (1877-1881); Mahoney, Elizabeth, (1893); Mahoney, T., (1893); Miller, J. C., (1896);
Master(s):: Thompson, Thomas, (1873-1880); Boyd, J. T., (1881); Mahoney, Timothy, (1893); Miller, J. C., (1896);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 17, 1873: Port: Buffalo Number: 252 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Erie 6-20-1875
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June 20, 1875: Port: Erie
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
June 6, 1879: Port: Erie Number: 6 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 5-4-1880
May 4, 1880: Port: Erie Number: 13 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 5-6-1881
May 6, 1881: Port: Erie Number: xxx13 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 7-13-1881
July 13, 1881: Port: Erie Number: 2 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Erie 3-4-1893
March 4, 1893: Port: Erie Number: 7 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 5-13-1896
May 13, 1896: Port: Port Huron Number: 94 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), Thomas Thompson (1873-1925)
Nationality:: American(1873-1925)
Chronology:: 1. 11/00/1877, Lake Erie, caught on fire, burned and repaired;
2. 11/27/1879, Erie, caught fire and burned, later repaired;
3. 6/22/1883, Cleveland, Lake Erie, struck an obstruction, sank and raised

Notes

General notes:: She was abandoned in 1925;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts; Buffalo, New York; Erie, Pennsylvania; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Erie, Pennsylvania; Port Huron, Michigan;

Contact

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