S. M. Fischer (Tug (Towboat), 1896)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Toledo, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Steel
Builder Name:: Craig Shipbuilding Company
Ownership Notes:: Craig Ship Building Company, (1896); Lake Michigan Car Ferry Transportation Company, (1896-1911); Reid Towing & Wrecking Company, (1911-1917); United States Army, (Transportation Service), (1917-1919); French Government (1919);
Master(s):: Randall, N. S., (1896); Williams, J. E., (1896); Coleman, J. J., (1897):

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

June 30, 1896: Port: Toledo Number: 18 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Milwaukee 7-11-1896
July 11, 1896: Port: Milwaukee Number: 11 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-6-1897
March 6, 1897: Port: Milwaukee Number: 79 of 1897
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 3-30-1900
March 30, 1900: Port: Milwaukee
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Port: Port Huron
Next document: New York, N. Y. 3-6-1924

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), S. M. Fischer (1896-1919);
b. Propeller (Tug), (French owned) (1919- )
Nationality:: American (1896-1919); French (1919- )

Notes

General notes:: Acquired by the U. S. Army in 1917; She was sold to the French Government while in France on 7/25/1919; Final disposition unknown;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstract: Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Port Huron, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Port Huron, Michigan; Toledo, Ohio;
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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