Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Shearwater (Tug (Towboat), 1909)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Shearwater
Also known as:
Cindy K.
Year of Build:
1909
Rebuilt:
1. 1944;
2. 1946;
3. 1966;
Official Number:
244094
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ferrysburg, Michigan
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Johnston, Brothers
Ownership Notes:
U S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Fisheries, (1909-1940); U. S. Coast Guard, (1940-1044); Daniels, Elmore, (1944-1948); Florids Power Corporation, (1948-1961); Hillsboro Towing Company, Inc., (1961-1966); Merill-Stevens Shipyard Company, (Tinnianna Corporaation), (1966-1957);
Hull Dimensions
1909
Length: 85' Width/Beam: 18' Depth: 8.5'
1944
Length: 82.2' Width/Beam: 18.2' Depth: 7.3'
1946
Length: 82.2' Width/Beam: 18.3' Depth: 7.4'
Tonnage
1909
Gross: 95 Net: 63
1944
Gross: 77 Net: 44
1946
Gross: 83 Net: 56
1966
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Tug), Shearwater (1909-1961);
b. Propeller (Tug), Cindy K. (1961-1967)
Nationality:
American (1909-1967); San Juan, Micaragual (1967);
Chronology:

1. 00/00/1965, Tampa (Florida), sprung a leak, beached, swamped and released;

Notes
General notes:
Hull #39; She was loaned to the Ohio Fish & Game Commission at Put-In-Bay, Ohio, (1936-1940); She was sold to Central America parties for use as a harbor tug at San Juan, Nicaragua, c.1967; She was removed from documentation in August, 1967, with Hillsboro Towing still listed as owner;
Vessel was converted to oil, 1936, with engines from Ohio Fish & Game Commission vessel, Fulmar; Repowered by Merrill - Stevens Shipyard Company at Miami, Florida;
Sources:
1. John Poole's notes;
2. 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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