M. Shields (Tug (Towboat), 1870)

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Identification

Vessel name:: M. Shields
Year of Build:: 1870
Official Number:: 90164

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Chicago, Illinois
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Ownership Notes:: Sevort, A., (1870-1874); Burton, A., (1875-1876); Moore, T. L., (1878); Higgie, J. L., (1880); Vessel Owners Towing Company, (1895); Napier, Ed, (1898); Wilkilns,R. E., (1898): Bradwell, (1899): Hohmann, l., (1899);
Master(s):: Sevort, A., (1870-1874); Roach, P., (1872); Tynell, R., (1875-1876); Roach, P. C., (1878); Nickles, J. C., (1880); Huggie, J. L., (1895); Elliott, Charles A., (1898):

Hull Dimensions

1870: Length: 62' Width/Beam: 14.6' Depth: 8.2'

Tonnage

1870: Gross: 34.94 Net: 17.47

Enrollments/Registration

May 23, 1870: Port: Chicago Number: 229 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 5-21-1872
May 21, 1872: Port: Chicago Number: 150 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers lost
Next document: Chicago 3-24-1874
March 24, 1874: Port: Chicago Number: 158 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-9-1875
June 9, 1875: Port: Chicago Number: 116 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 2-8--1876
February 8, 1876: Port: Chicago Number: 48 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 4-26-1878
April 28, 1878: Port: Milwaukee Number: 76 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-22-1879
April 22, 1879: Port: Chicago Number: 28 of 1879
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Chicago 4-5-1880
April 5, 1880: Port: Chicago Number: 136 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-11-1895
March 11, 1895: Port: Chicago Number: 52 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers lost
Next document: Milwaukee 8-8-1898
August 8, 1898: Port: Milwaukee Number: 11 of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-2-1899
March 2, 1899: Port: Chicago Number: 33 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-6-1899
July 6, 1899: Port: Chicago Number: 1 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 6-8-1904; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), M. Shields (1870-1904)
Nationality:: American (1870-1904)
Chronology:: 1. 6/00/1874, machinery damaged and repaired at Chicago, $200 loss;
2. 5/30/1904, Portage, Lake Michigan, caught fire and burned;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874:

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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