Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Mentor (Tug (Towboat), 1868)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Mentor
Year of Build:
1868
Rebuilt:
1. 1895;
Official Number:
17573
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Ira Laffrienier & Drake
Ownership Notes:
Smith, J. M., (1868); Church, (1869); Shields, (1869); Welles, C. S., (1870); Pryor, j., (1874); Borley, T., (1878); Gregory, J., (1881-1895); Whitney, S. B., (1899-1900); McNaughton, James, (1904); Merritt, Harry, (1911);
Master(s):
Smith, J. M., (1868); Shields, A. G., (1870); Shea, J., (1874); Borley, T., (1878); Gregory, J., (1881); Picard, Joseph, (1889);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1868)
Hull Dimensions
1868
Length: 57' Width/Beam: 14' Depth: 6'
1895
Length: 52.4' Width/Beam: 14.2' Depth: 6.2'
Tonnage
1868
Gross: 29.47 Net: 14.74
1895
Enrollments/Registration
May 17, 1868
   Port: Cleveland Number: 66 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Sault Ste. Marie 5-9-1869
May 9, 1869
   Port: Sault Ste. Marie Number: 3 of 1869
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 6-20-1870
June 20, 1870
   Port: Marquette Number: 9 of 1870
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 9-23-1874
September 23, 1874
   Port: Marquette Number: 5 of 1874
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 3-13-1878
March 13, 1878
   Port: Marquette Number: 27 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 4-29-1881
April 29, 1881
   Port: Marquette Number: 35 of 1881
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 8-26-1889
August 26, 1889
   Port: Marquette Number: 11 of 1889
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Marquette 8-19-1895
August 19, 1895
   Port: Marquette
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
History
Classification:
a. Steamer (Tug), Mentor (1868-1918)
Nationality:
American (1868-1918)
Chronology:

1. 10/12/1918, Duluth, Lake Superior, caught on fire and burned to a total loss;

Notes
General notes:
*Hancock is the Port of Houghton; (Is this really Marquette , ???)
She was lost in 1918;
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts; Cleveland, Ohio; Sault St. Marie, Michigan;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio; Sault St. Marie, Michigan;
3. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
4. John Poole's notes;
Contact
Contact
Wisconsin Maritime Museum
Email:[email protected]
Website:
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:
75 Maritime Dr.
Manitowoc, WI,54220
920-684-0218




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