Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
America
Also known as:
Midway; Wisconsin
Year of Build:
1897
Rebuilt:
1. 1916;
2. 1950, Great Lakes Towing Company, Cleveland, Ohio;
Official Number:
107302
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Union Dry Dock Company
Ownership Notes:
Hill, William H., (1897-1899); Ash, James, (1897-1899); Johnson, John, (1897-1899); Harding, Abner C., (1897-1899); Erie Tug Line, Mgrs., (1897-1899); Hand & Johnson Tug Line, (Great Lakes Towing Company, Mgrs.), (1899-1916); Hand, (1899); Johnson, T. I., (1899-1904); Great Lake Towing Company, (N. J.), (1916-1972); Great Lakes Towing Company, (Del.), (1872);
Master(s):
Boyd, F. J., (1897);
Hull Dimensions
1897
Length: 80.2' Width/Beam: 21' Depth: 12.3'
1916
Length: 83' Width/Beam: 21.2' Depth: 8.6'
Tonnage
1897
Gross: 123.42 Net: 83.93
1916
Gross: 93 Net: 63
1950
Gross: 105 Net: 71
Enrollments/Registration
August 18, 1897
   Port: Buffalo Number: 8 of 1897
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Erie 8-21-1897
August 21, 1897
   Port: Erie Number: 4 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Buffalo 8-28-1899
August 28, 1899
   Port: Buffalo Number: 13 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 8-16-1906
August 16, 1906
   Port: Buffalo Number: 24 of 1906
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Managing Owner
Next document: Buffalo 1-10-1914
January 10, 1914
   Port: Buffalo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Tug), America (1897-1982);
b. Propeller (Tug), Midway (1982-1983);
c. Propeller (Tug), Wisconsin (1983- )
Nationality:
American (1897- )
Chronology:
1. 10;/13/1941, east end of Belle Isle, Detroit River, caught in the line of Tug, Oregon, capsized and sank, (6 lives lost), raised;*
2. 6/28/1946, St. Clair River, capsized and righted while trying to release the vessel. United States Gypsum which was on Stag Island;
2. 9/00/1977, Detroit River, cabin damaged by another Tug's towline, repaired;
3. 11/1/1979, Detroit, caught on fire, burned and repaired;
Notes
General notes:
*She was attempting to free the anchor of the grounded Freighter, B. F. Jones at the time of the accident;
She was valued at $24,000, in 1899; $30,000, in 1901; $30,000, in 1904;
She was hull #81;
She was still enrolled in 1982;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Erie, Pennsylvania;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Erie, Pennsylvania;
3. Wright's Master Sheet;
4. Naval Architectural Drawings: American Ship Building Co. & Predecessors, (1867-1920);
Contact
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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