Messenger (Fish Tug, 1880)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Fish Tug
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: R. J. Cooper
Ownership Notes:: Folsom, M. E., (1880); Dewey, J. N., (1895);
Master(s):: Skillings, R. E., (1880): Dresser, Henry, (1886); Dewey, J. N., (1895);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

October 2, 1880: Port: Detroit Number: 38 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 5-2-1890
May 2, 1890: Port: Detroit Number: 94 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Detroit 4-29-1895
April 29, 1895: Port: Detroit Number: 39 of 1895
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 10--1-1901
October 1, 1901: Port: Detroit
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: Toledo 6-29-1909; Next document: (Vessel abandoned)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Fish Tug), Messenger (1880-1909)
Nationality:: American (1880-1909)
Chronology:: 1. 7/21/1882, Lake Huron, caught on fire, burned while enroute Cheboygan, Michigan to Cockburn Island;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Wright's Master Sheet;
2. John Poole's notes;
3. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
4. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan;

Contact

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