Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Francis A. Small (Tug (Towboat), 1966)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Francis A. Small
Also known as:
John A. Downs
Year of Build:
1966
Official Number:
506198
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Superior, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Fraser Shipyards, Inc.
Ownership Notes:
Bulk Navigation & Towing, Inc., (1966-1968); Tidewater Dredging Corporation, (1968-1972); Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, (1972);
Hull Dimensions
1966
Length: 113.5' Width/Beam: 31.5' Depth: 14.3'
Tonnage
1966
Gross: 438 Net: 193
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Tug), Francis A. Small (1966-1968);
b. Propeller (Tug), John A. Downs (1968- )
Nationality:
American (1966- )
Chronology:

1. 10/26/1967, off Sturgeon Point, Lake Erie, snapped towline of barge which wrapped around the propeller, towed into port;

Notes
General notes:
Hull #7; 8/15/11968, sold at public auction at New York; She was built to tow the Barge, Wiltranco 1, in the coal trade between Buffalo and Toledo, Ohio;
Sources:
1. Wright's Master Sheet;
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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