Pottawattomie (Tug (Towboat), 1871)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Pottawattomie
Year of Build:: 1871
Official Number:: 20434

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Green Bay, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Ownership Notes:: Bradner, C., (1871); Van Ells, G., (1872-1873); Van Ells, K., (1883); Smith, Richard, (1887); Smith, W., (1887-1889): Boswell, Etta, (1891); Waters, George H., Jr., (1892-1911); Parmelee, William E., (1925);
Master(s):: Bradner, C., (1871); Van Ells, G., (1872-1873); Paker,T., (1883); Smith, W., (1887): Boswell, W. A., (1891); Waters, Jr., G. H., (1892);

Hull Dimensions

1871: Length: 48' Width/Beam: 11' Depth: 5'

Tonnage

1871: Gross: 18.43 Net: 11.78

Enrollments/Registration

November 13, 1871: Port: Milwaukee Number: 31 of 1871
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Milwaukee 9-9-1872
September 9, 1872: Port: Milwaukee Number: 33 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Milwaukee 7-10-1873
July 10, 1873: Port: Milwaukee Number: 5 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 1-11-1883
January 11, 1883: Port: Milwaukee Number: 44 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-8-1887
April 8, 1887: Port: Milwaukee Number: 85 of 1887
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Grand Haven 4-21-1887
April 21, 1887: Port: Grand Haven Number: 46 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 5-17-1889
May 17, 1889: Port: Grand Haven Number: 103 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 7-19-1891
July 19, 1891: Port: Grand Haven Number: 11 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 12-3-1892
December 3, 1892: Port: Grand Haven Number: 46 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 6-6-1910
June 6, 1910: Port: Grand Haven
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), Pottawattomie (1871-1929)
Nationality:: American (1871-1929)
Chronology:: Another spelling of the name was "Pottawattamie";

Notes

General notes:: She was abandoned in 1929;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Grand Haven, Michigan; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;

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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