Minnie F. Parsons (Tug (Towboat), 1868)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: George H. Notter
Ownership Notes:: Van Camp, Justus, (1868); Gorton, C. L., (1868); McMan, O., (1871); Battle, M., (1873); Candian Government, (1878-1879);
Master(s):: Van Camp, Justus, (1868);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

July 27, 1868: Port: Buffalo Number: 17 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 11-9-1868
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November 9, 1868: Port: Buffalo Number: 94 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-20-1869
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History

Classification:: a. Tug, Minnie F. Parsons (1868- )
Nationality:: American (1868-1869); Canadian (1869- )
Chronology:: 1. 8/00/1869, 5 miles off Port Colborne, Lake Erie, collision, (Tug, Norcross), sank;*

Notes

General notes:: *At the time of the accident, both tugs were racing to put a tow line on a vessel;
She was valued at $8,000, in 1871; $6,000, in 1878; $5,500, in 1879;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York;
3. Vessel Register: (1871-1879);
4. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
5. John Poole's notes;
6. Wright's Master Sheet;

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