: Gerald C. Metzler Great Lakes Vessel Database

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Detroit, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Joseph A. Jenkins
Ownership Notes:: Russell, George B., (1856); Simonean, H., (1856); Russell, D., (1856); Penny, Henry C., (1861-1864);
Master(s):: Maisoner, Oliver, (1856); Weston, J., (1861-1865);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 10, 1856: Port: Detroit Number: 42 of 1856
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Detroit 12-7-1861
December 7, 1861: Port: Detroit Number: 113 of 1861
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 12-17-1862
December 17, 1862: Port: Detroit Number: 214 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 3-1-1864
March 1, 1864: Port: Detroit Number: 1 of 1864
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Detroit 5-10-1865
May 10, 1865: Port: Detroit Number: 165 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Detroit 3-10-1870; Next document: (Sold Foreign)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller, Union Express (1856- )
Nationality:: American (1856-1870); Canadian (1870- )
Chronology:: 1. 10/8/1859, Canadian Belle River, ashore and released (wood);

Notes

General notes:: She was sold Foreign (1870-1872)
In 1861 she freighted wood to Wallaceburg, Bear Creek and Toledo;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Detroit, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Detroit, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

Contact

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