Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Music
Also known as:
Acme
Year of Build:
1874
Official Number:
90671
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
New Jerusalem, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Charles H. Ward & A. Cameron
Ownership Notes:
Ward, C., (1874); Mitchell, William, (1875-1886); Van Anken, W. G., (1887); Reid, James, (1888); Loveland, R. A., (1889-1890); Rays, R. H., (1892); Emery, T., (1893);
Master(s):
Ward, C., (1874); Mitchell, William, (1875); Millard, C. S., (1883); Burrington, R. M., (1886); Weeks, C. H., (1886); Ryan, G. W., (1887); Reid, James, (1888); Roys, R. H., (1889); Elliott, D., (1892); Young, W. D., (1893);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1874)
Hull Dimensions
1874
Length: 124' Width/Beam: 24.5' Depth: 12'
Tonnage
1874
Gross: 320.46 Net: 234.06
Enrollments/Registration
September 23, 1874
   Port: Detroit Number: 20 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 5-28-1875
May 28, 1875
   Port: Detroit Number: 73 of 1875
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Port Huron 6-1-1875
June 1, 1875
   Port: Port Huron Number: 88 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-19-1883
April 19, 1883
   Port: Port Huron Number: 84 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Port Huron 7-6-1885
July 6, 1885
   Port: Port Huron Number: 3 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 2-25-1886
February 25, 1886
   Port: Port Huron Number: 46 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-30-1887
April 30, 1887
   Port: Port Huron Number: 140 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 5-11-1888
May 11, 1888
   Port: Grand Haven Number: 93 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-12-1889
April 12, 1889
   Port: Port Huron Number: 137 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 12-13-1890
December 13, 1890
   Port: Port Huron Number: 55 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 7-22-1892
July 22, 1892
   Port: Port Huron Number: 12 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Name changed to Acme
Next document: Port Huron 4-19-1893
April 19, 1893
   Port: Port Huron Number: 121 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Port Huron 10-20-1893

Next document: (Vessel Foundered, 10-14-1893)
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Tug), Music (1874-1892);;
b. Propeller (Tug), Acme (1892-1893)
Nationality:
American (1874-1893)
Chronology:
1. 8/24/1874, broke her engine on Lake Michigan and was towed to Detroit for repairs;
2. 10/14/1893, 25 miles off Black River, Michigan, Lake Huron, sank while towing a raft of logs;
Notes
General notes:
Her name was changed to "Acme" on 7/22/1892, at Port Huron, Michigan;
She ran during the season of 1874 from Petoskey to Mackinac Island, in connection with the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad; left at 8 a.m. from Petoskey, arriving back at 8 p.m.; Returned to Bay City, Michigan, in 1875 to engage in the raft towing business;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Grand Haven, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
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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