Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Andrew J. Smith
Year of Build:
1876
Rebuilt:
1. 1893, Marquette, Michigan;
2. 1905;
Official Number:
105624
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
M. M. Drake, (Union Dry Dock Company)
Ownership Notes:
Fortier, Laban B., (1876); Fortier, L. B., (1877); Corwell, W. R., (1879); Rice, (1881); Murphy, S. A., (1883); Perry, Frank, (1886-1904); Lyons, Mrs. A., (1919);
Master(s):
McGowan, Thomas, (1876); Fortier, Laban B., (1876); Rice, J., (1879): Kenny, P. J., (1881); Perry, Frank, (1886); Smith, J. M., (1893);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1876)
Hull Dimensions
1876
Length: 117.1' Width/Beam: 26' Depth: 8.4'
1905
Length: 117' Width/Beam: 23.6' Depth: 16'
Tonnage
1876
Gross: 235.58 Net: 168.15
1893
Gross: 239.34 Net: 171.73
1905
Gross: 387 Registered: 209
Enrollments/Registration
May 8, 1876
   Port: Buffalo Number: 58 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 4-4-1877
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April 4, 1877
   Port: Buffalo Number: 32 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-12-1879
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May 12, 1879
   Port: Buffalo Number: 54 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-9-1881
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June 9, 1881
   Port: Buffalo Number: 97 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 6-27-1882
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June 27, 1882
   Port: Buffalo Number: 95 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 7-20-1883
View document online
July 20, 1883
   Port: Detroit Number: 8 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 5-3-1886
May 3, 1886
   Port: Marquette Number: 23 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 2-27-1893
February 27, 1893
   Port: Marquette Number: 31 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 5-1-1893
May 1, 1893
   Port: Marquette Number: 52 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Marquette 5-16-1905

Next document: (Sold to Aliens)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Tug), Andrew J. Smith (1876-1918)
Nationality:
American (1876-1905), (1918-1918): Canadian (1905-1918)
Notes
General notes:
She was named after the president of the Manhattan Insurance Company, New York;
She was abandoned at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, in 1920;
Machinery: steeple compound engine, built 1876 (rebuilt 1893), by the King Iron Works, New York, 17-36-x36; Boiler # 1, fire box, 8'6"x18', built 1876, by M. Riter, Buffalo, New York; Boiler #2, scotch, 11'6"x13', built 1893, by Manitowoc Boiler Works, Manitowoc, Wisconsin;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York;
3. Wright's Master Sheet;
4. John Poole's notes;
5. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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