Mystic (Tug (Towboat), 1870)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Detroit, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: J. M. Jones
Ownership Notes:: Jones, J. M., (1870-1871); Hodges, J. P., (1870) Trempe, L. P., (1873-1888); Moiles, B. B., (1890-1891);
Master(s):: Hodges, J. P., (1870); Blanchard, (1872); McNaughton, W., (1873); Taylor, J., (1878-1880); Stafford, T., (1888);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 12, 1870: Port: Detroit Number: 23 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 4-24-1871
April 24, 1871: Port: Detroit Number: 99 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 9-29-1873
September 29, 1873: Port: Marquette Number: 5 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 2-26-1878
February 26, 1878: Port: Marquette Number: 20 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 5-27-1880
May 27, 1880: Port: Marquette Number: 29 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Marquette 9-22-1888
September 22, 1888: Port: Marquette Number: 11 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Port Huron 4-9-1890
April 9, 1890: Port: Port Huron Number: 111 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 5-1-1891
May 1, 1891: Port: Port Huron Number: 151 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 12-7-1893; Next document: (Vessel burned)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), Mystic (1870-1893)
Nationality:: American (1870-1893)
Chronology:: 1. 5/00/1871, St. Joseph Island, Lake Michigan, broke her wheel and repaired, $600 loss;
2. 5/00/1873, Saginaw Bay, broke her crankpin and replaced, $300 loss;
3. 7/18/1873, St. Clair, broke her shaft and repaired, $400 loss;
4. 11/00/1878, off Cockburn Island, ashore and released;
5. 9/27/1893, Ransoms Landing, Tahquamenon Bay, Michigan, Lake Superior, caught on fire, burned to the water's edge;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Marquette, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Marquette, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. John Poole's notes;

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