Wisconsin Maritime Museum

James Byers (Tug (Towboat), 1888)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
James Byers
Year of Build:
1888
Rebuilt:
1. 1906;
Official Number:
76722
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Builder Name:
O'Grady & Maher
Ownership Notes:
Ash, James, (1888-1891); Great Lakes Towing Company, (1911-1916);
Master(s):
Linn, P., (1888); Johnson, J., (1891);
Hull Dimensions
1888
Length: 69.6' Width/Beam: 17' Depth: 8.2'
Tonnage
1888
Gross: 54.58 Net: 27.29
1906
Enrollments/Registration
May 4, 1888
   Port: Buffalo Number: 50 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 1-23-1892
View document online
January 23, 1892
   Port: Buffalo Number: 32 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-8-1906
View document online
August 8, 1906
   Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Tonnage Changed
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Tug), James Byers (1888-1915)
Nationality:
American (1888-1915)
Notes
General notes:
She was dismantled in 1915 but no salvage;
Machinery: high pressure non condensing engine, built 1888, by Donaldson & Whitman, Buffalo, New York; Boiler, fire box, 7'3"x13', built 1888, by Teft & Sons, Buffalo, New York;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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