Conemaugh (Tug (Towboat), 1880)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: West Bay City, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Frank W. Wheeler Shipbuilding Company *
Ownership Notes:: Potts, J. D., (1880); Erie & Western Transit Company (Anchor Line), (1880-1906); Briggs, A., (1880); Fulk, Frank J., (1882); Anchor Line, (1886-1891); Reed Wrecking Company, (1906);
Master(s):: Sisson, H. A., (1880); Cercenan, J., (1882);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 14, 1880: Port: Port Huron Number: 38 of 1880
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Erie 10-4-1880
October 4, 1880: Port: Erie Number: 5 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Erie 3-23-1882
March 23, 1882: Port: Erie Number: 15 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 8-6-1906
August 6, 1906: Port: Port Huron
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), Conemaugh (1880-1906)
Nationality:: American (1880-1906)
Chronology:: 1. 5/35/1883, collision and repaired;
2. 10/21/1891, Sandwich Point, Detroit River, collision, (Propeller, New York), and repaired;
3. 11/21/1906, Point Pelee, Lake Erie, ashore and sank, (package freight); Deck load of package freight salvaged by Great
Lakes Towing Company Lighter, T. F. Newman, and taken to Cleveland, Ohio;
4. 12/15/1906, hull bought by Reed Wrecking Company;

Notes

General notes:: *Sub-contracted to Frederick N. Jones;
Machinery: steeple compound engine, 26x50; Boiler, scotch, 11'x11'6";
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Erie, Pennsylvania; Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Erie, Pennsylvania; Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;
5. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);

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