Black Ball No. 2 (Tug (Towboat), 1871)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: George H. Notter
Ownership Notes:: Higgie, J. L., (1872-1885); Taylor, J., (1874); Vessel Owners Towing Company, (1898); Bruce, Attorey, (1898); Connery, J. T., (1898);
Master(s):: Taylor, J., (1874);McDonald, G., (1875); Brewer, R. B., (1885); Blue, H. W., (1898):

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

October 28, 1872: Port: Chicago Number: 85 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 3-18-1874
March 18, 1874: Port: Chicago Number: 142 of 1874
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-5-1875
April 5, 1875: Port: Chicago Number: 75 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-9-1885
May 9, 1885: Port: Chicago Number: 65 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers lost
Next document: Chicago 6-30-1898
June 30, 1898: Port: Chicago Number: 77 of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-10-1899; Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), Black Ball No. 2 (1871-1899)
Nationality:: American (1871-1899)
Chronology:: 1. 6/00/1874, lost her smokestack at Chicago and replaced, $100 loss;
2. 9/18/1884, Chicago, collision, sank and raised;
3. 12/9/1898, Chicago River, Lake Michigan, hull was cut through by ice and sank;

Notes

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

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