W. H. Simpson (Tug (Towboat), 1889)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Riebolt & Wolter
Ownership Notes:: Milwaukee Tug Boat Line, (1889-1925); Meyer, W. H., (1889-1899); City of Detroit, (1925-1933); Nicholson Transit Company, (1933-1934)
Master(s):: Downer, H. S., (1889); Consaul, H. T., (1892); Coswell, C. S., (1899);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 28, 1889: Port: Milwaukee Number: 27 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Milwaukee 2-13-1892
February 13, 1892: Port: Milwaukee Number: 54 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 1-10-1899
January 10, 1899: Port: Milwaukee Number: 39 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 6-11-1904
June 11, 1904: Port: Milwaukee
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), W. H. Simpson (1889-1933);
b. Propeller (Tug), Monarch (1933-1934)
Nationality:: American (1889-1934)
Chronology:: 1. 7/6/1934, Point Edward, Ontario, collision, (C. F. Bielman), sank; She lies 150' off shore and 500' east of the Blue Water
Bridge on the Canadian side, in 50' of water;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;

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