G. W. Gardner (Tug (Towboat), 1862)

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Identification

Vessel name:: G. W. Gardner
Year of Build:: 1862
Rebuilt:: 1. 1870;
Official Number:: 10157

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Quayl and Martin
Ownership Notes:: Gruning, J., (1862); Hand, (1864); Drake, (1864); Greening, John, (1865-1866); Hand, George R., (1866-1871); Maythan, Thomas, (1866); Johnson, A. C., (1877-1880); Dunham, J. S., (1885); Dunham Tow & Wrecking Company, (1899):
Master(s):: Hand, George R., (1865); Allten, P. K., (1866); Hand, James, H., (1870-1872); Johnson, A,. C., (1877-1885);

Power

Number of Masts:: 0 (1862)

Hull Dimensions

1862: Length: 68.73' Width/Beam: 14.25' Depth: 7.46'
1865: Length: 65' Width/Beam: 14.7' Depth: 8.4'

Tonnage

1862: Gross: 67 + 32/95
1865: Gross: 42.62
1870: Gross: 53.19 Net: 26

Enrollments/Registration

August 13, 1862: Port: Cleveland Number: 74 of 1862
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 4-28-1864
April 28, 1864: Port: Buffalo Number: 106 of 1864
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Cleveland 7-7-1865
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July 7, 1865: Port: Cleveland Number: 209 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Buffalo 9-27-1866
September 27, 1866: Port: Buffalo Number: 238 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-29-1870
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April 29, 1870: Port: Buffalo Number: 155 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Buffalo 5-4-1871
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May 4, 1871: Port: Buffalo Number: 158 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 11-24-1877
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November 24, 1877: Port: Buffalo Number: 5 of 1877
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Chicago 12-7-1877
December 7, 1877: Port: Chicago Number: 38 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-29-1878
March 28, 1878: Port: Chicago Number: 62 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-13-1880
April 13, 1880: Port: Chicago Number: 147 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-23-1885
April 23, 1885: Port: Chicago Number: 33 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 10-11-1899
October 11, 1899: Port: Chicago Number: 26 of 1899
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 9-6-1904; Next document: (Vessel Abandoned)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), G. W. Gardner (1862-1904)
Nationality:: American (1862-1904)
Chronology:: 1. 4/00/1869, Buffalo, lost her rudder and replaced, $150 loss;
2. 9/00/1869, Buffalo, smokestack knocked overboard by collision and replaced;
3. 6/00/1873, Buffalo Harbor, broke her shaft and replaced, $1, 500 loss;

Notes

General notes:: She was abandoned in 1905;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Chicago, Illinois; Cleveland, Ohio;
3. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
4. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
5. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Website:

https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

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75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218

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