Isaac Newton (Tug (Towboat), 1867)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: J. T. Hingston brothers
Ownership Notes:: Bell, David, (1867); Babcock, B., (1867); Huntley, A., (1868-1871); Talbot, G., (1871);Wilcox, (1871); Dredge Company, (1873); Richardson, W., (1876);
Master(s):: Bell, David, (1867); Myrick, J., (1867); Huntley, M., (1868-1869); Richardson, W. (1871);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 20, 1867: Port: Buffalo Number: 117 of 1867
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 5-28-1867
View document online
May 28, 1867: Port: Buffalo Number: 135 of 1867
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 6-11-1867
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June 11, 1867: Port: Cleveland Number: 96 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 4-7-1868
April 7, 1868: Port: Toledo Number: 51 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 4-10-1869
April 10, 1869: Port: Toledo Number: 48 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 7-27-1871
July 27, 1871: Port: Buffalo Number: 19 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-30-1876
View document online; Next document: (Vessel Broken up)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), Isaac Newton (1867-1876)
Nationality:: American (1867-1876)
Chronology:: 1. 7/13/1867, Cone's Creek, Dover, ashore and released;
2. 9/15/1868, Turtle Island, Lake Erie, ashore and released;
3. 8/00/1870, Maumee River, Lake, Erie, broke her engine and repaired, $780 loss;

Notes

General notes:: (1868)- Raised Cabin put on;
She was valued at $5,000, in 1871; Just listed in 1876;
She was abandoned in 1876;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Vessel Register: (1871-1876);
5. Toledo Blade: 12/21/1867;
6. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
7. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

Contact

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