Edward Shelby (Tug (Towboat), 1883)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Saugatuck, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: John B. Martel
Ownership Notes:: Van Dalson, E., (1883); Thacher, H. J., (1891); Breyman, George H., (1892-1911);
Master(s):: Wilson, A. N., (1883); Breyman, G. H., (1891); Vosburgh, C. A., (11892);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 6, 1883: Port: Chicago Number: 58 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Toledo 4-7-1891
April 7, 1891: Port: Toledo Number: 9 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 4-11-1892
April 11, 1892: Port: Toledo Number: 14 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 11-17-1911; Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)

History

Notes

General notes:: She was abandoned at Middle Ground, Maumee, River Bone Yard, Toledo, Ohio, in 1911;
Machinery: high pressure, non-condensing engine, 16x21, built 1869, installed 1883, by Vulcan Iron Works, Chicago, Illinois;
Boiler, fire box, 5'2"x10'6", built 1882, by Mehr & sons, Chicago, Illinois;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Toledo, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;

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