C. W. Wells (Tug (Towboat), 1884)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Marine City, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Philander Lester
Ownership Notes:: Hubbell, T. M., (1884-1888); Hubbell, M. C., (1894); Horn, Edward H., (1897);
Master(s):: Hubbell, T. M., (1884); Hoffman, William, (1888); Hubbell, C. H., (1894); Fisher, William, (1897);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

July 25, 1884: Port: Port Huron Number: 10 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 10-5-1888
October 5, 1888: Port: Detroit Number: 23 of 1888
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 5-17-1894
May 17, 1894: Port: Port Huron Number: 120 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-12-1897
May 12, 1897: Port: Detroit Number: 69 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Detroit 10-20-1897; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Steamer (Tug), C. W. Wells (1884-1897)
Nationality:: American (1884-1897)
Chronology:: 1. 6/21/1897, Ballard's Reef, Lake Erie, collision, (Steamer, Monohansett), sank and raised;
2. 10/16/1897, 3 miles above Bar Point light, at Amherstburg, Ontario, Lake Erie, caught on fire and burned, $6, 000 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts; Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;
2, Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan; Port Huron, Michigan;

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