Handy Boy (Tug (Towboat), 1882)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: West Bay City, Micigan
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Frank W. Wheeler
Ownership Notes:: Armstrong, Richard, (1882-1894);
Master(s):: Woolson, F., (1882); Dawson, John, (1884-1886); Armstrong, Richard, (1889-1894);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 24, 1882: Port: Port Huron Number: 184 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Port Huron 10-22-1884
October 22, 1884: Port: Port Huron Number: 40 of 1884
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-22-1886
April 22, 1886: Port: Port Huron Number: 79 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 4-1-1889
April 1, 1889: Port: Port Huron Number: 106 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 3-17-1894
March 17, 1894: Port: Port Huron Number: 59 of 1894
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 10-4-1901; Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)

History

Notes

General notes:: She was abandoned in October, 1901;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstract: Port Huron, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: 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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