Lilly A. Clifford (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:: Samuel Carroll
Ownership Notes:: McCrea, Charles, (1867); Quinn, Alexander, (1868); Stewart, A., (1869);
Master(s):: McCrea, Charles, (1867); Quinn, Alexander, (1868); Stewart, A., (1869);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

April 25, 1867: Port: Buffalo Number: 64 of 1867
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 4-27-1868
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April 27, 1868: Port: Buffalo Number: 372 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-19-1869
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April 19, 1869: Port: Chicago Number: 240 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 1-13-1870
January 13, 1870: Port: Chicago
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), Lilly A. Clifford (1867- )
Nationality:: American (1867-1875); Canadian (1875- )
Chronology:: 1. 8/00/1869, damaged her pilot house by collision with a bridge at Chicago, and repaired;
2. 10/00/1869, disabled her wheel while towing a vessel at Chicago and repaired;
3. 5/00/1870, Chicago Harbor, boiler exploded and repaired, $6, 000 loss;
4. 6/00/1871, Chicago, caught on fire and burned, repaired, $100 loss;
5. 11/9/1871, Round Island, Lake Superior, ashore and released, $300 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
5. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
6. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

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