Ira O. Smith (Tug (Towboat), 1877)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Ira O. Smith
Year of Build:: 1877
Official Number:: 100200

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Muskegon, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Ownership Notes:: Smith, I. O., (1877-1883); McGraff, N., (1881); Barry, John, (1890); Barry, M., (1890); Smith, A. C., (1891); Barry, Peter, (1892); Independent Tug Line, (1894-1898);
Master(s):: Mayo, A. C., (1877); Wilson, William H., (1881-1883); Barry, John, (1890); Barry, James, (1890-1891); Barry, Peter, (1892); Bsrry, James, (1894);

Power

Number of Masts:: 0 (1877)

Hull Dimensions

1877: Length: 63.1' Width/Beam: 14' Depth: 7.3'

Tonnage

1877: Gross: 39.95 Net: 19.98

Enrollments/Registration

June 15, 1877: Port: Grand Haven Number: 64 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Grand Haven 8-26-1881
August 26, 1881: Port: Grand Haven Number: 37 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 6-19-1883
June 19, 1883: Port: Grand Haven Number: 149 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 5-1-1890
May 1, 1890: Port: Grand Haven Number: 70 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Grand Haven 7-5-1890
July 5, 1890: Port: Grand Haven Number: 1 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-11-1890
July 11, 1890: Port: Chicago Number: 7 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-25-1891
May 25, 1891: Port: Chicago Number: 95 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-28-1892
May 28, 1892: Port: Chicago Number: 78 of 1892
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Chicago 4-17-1894
April 17, 1894: Port: Chicago Number: 77 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 7-29-1898
July 29, 1898: Port: Chicago Number: 11 of 1898
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-30-1898; Next document: (Vessel Burned)

History

Classification:: a. Tug, Ira O. Smith (1877-1898)
Nationality:: American (1877-1898)
Chronology:: 1. 9/2/1898, Evanston, between Chicago River and lake View Waterworks Crib, Chicago, Illinois, Lake Michigan, caught fire and
burned;

Notes

General notes:: Engine, 18' diameter x 20" stroke;
She was named after the President of the Boom Company in Muskegon;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Grand Haven, Michigan;
2. Enrollment; Chicago, Illinois; Grand Haven, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Email:[email protected]
Website:

https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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