Alanson Sumner (Tug (Towboat), 1872)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Alanson Sumner
Year of Build:: 1872
Rebuilt:: 1. 1884, Oswego, New York;
2. 1884, Oswego, New York;
3. 1886, Port Huron, Michigan;
4. 1896, Port Huron, Michigan;
Official Number:: 105155

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Oswego, New York
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Additional vessel types:: Propeller
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Goble and MacFarlin
Ownership Notes:: Dobbie, P., (1872); Pay, A. S., (1873); Gilchrist, T. C., (1874); Dobbie, T., (1874-1879); Daggettt, H. J., (1880-1884); Wheeler, F. W., (1886); Gilchrist, F. W., (1886-1887); Shaver, A., (1886); Howard, H., (1889); Howard towing Association, (1889); Loud, H. N., (1893); Cole, Asa R., (1897);
Master(s):: Dobbie, T., (1872-1879); Daggett,H. J., (1880-1884); Fletcher, F. W.,(1886); Shaver, A., (1886); Dona, John, (1887); Rattey, A., (1889); Allum, Ed, (1893); Cole, Asa R., (1897);

Power

Number of Masts:: 0 (1872)

Hull Dimensions

1872: Length: 127' Width/Beam: 24.2' Depth: 11.1'
1886*: Length: 127.4' Width/Beam: 24.2' Depth: 11.1'

Tonnage

1872: Gross: 207.42
1884: Gross: 269.90 Net: 194.64
1884: Gross: 388.76 Net: 200.10
1886: Gross: 300.75 Net: 150.38
1896: Gross: 256.23 Net: 161.98

Enrollments/Registration

June 7, 1872: Port: Oswego Number: 189 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Oswego 1-22-1873
January 22, 1873: Port: Oswego Number: 101 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-9-1874
April 9, 1874: Port: Oswego Number: 135 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 4-13-1874
April 13, 1874: Port: Oswego Number: 137 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 7-7-1875
July 7, 1875: Port: Oswego Number: 10 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Oswego 6-3-1879
June 3, 1879: Port: Oswego Number: 34 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 3-10-1880
March 10, 1880: Port: Oswego Number: 3 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: New York 4-21-1880; Next document: (Bound Foreign)
April 21, 1880: Port: New York Number: 880 of 1880
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Oswego 5-19-1880
May 19, 1880: Port: Oswego Number: 35 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Oswego 4-28-1884
April 28, 1884: Port: Oswego Number: 26 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Oswego 7-9-1884
July 9, 1884: Port: Oswego Number: 3 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
Next document: Oswego 4-20-1886
April 20, 1886: Port: Oswego Number: 13 of 1886
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-19-1886
June 19, 1866: Port: Port Huron Number: 115 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Port Huron 6-3-1887
June 3, 1887: Port: Port Huron Number: 164 of 1887
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-7-1889
June 7, 1889: Port: Port Huron Number: 204 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-24-1889
June 24, 1889: Port: Port Huron Number: 219 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-5-1893
August 5, 1893: Port: Buffalo Number: 10 of 1893
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 8-5-1896
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August 5, 1896: Port: Oswego Number: 7 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Port Huron 1-4-1897
January 4, 1897: Port: Port Huron Number: 44 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: Port Huron 5-26-1899

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), Alanson Sumner (1872-1896);
b. Propeller, Alanson Sumner (1896-1898)
Nationality:: American (1872-1898)
Chronology:: 1. 5/6/1884, Oswego, Lake Ontario, caught fire, damaged upper works, machinery while lying at dock and repaired;
2. 12/6/1898, lower end of St. Clair Cut, 1 mile southeast, River St. Clair, sank;

Notes

General notes:: 127' X 24.2' x 11.1' (1886);
*1896, she was rebuilt as a freighter; Dimensions: 127'x24.2'x11.1' (1896);
Her engines were put in the Tug, Vigilant, which was launched 4/22/1896;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Oswego, New York; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Oswego, New York; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;

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