Alfred Mosher (Tug (Towboat), 1863)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Alfred Mosher
Year of Build:: 1863
Official Number:: 10395 or 1395

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Chicago, Illinois
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Miller Brothers and Clark
Ownership Notes:: Dunham, J. S., (1863-1885); Mosher, (1864); Sinclair, J. R., (1881); Walker, John, (1890); Walker, M. A., (1896);
Master(s):: Dunham, J. S., (1863); Hammond, W., (1865); Brewer, R., (1868-1872); McQuire, A., (1873); Sinclair, J. R., (1881-1885); Walker, John, (1890-1896);

Power

Number of Masts:: 0 (1863)

Hull Dimensions

1863: Length: 65' Width/Beam: 15.4' Depth: 6.8'
1865: Length: 70.8' Width/Beam: 15.4' Depth: 7.21'

Tonnage

1863: Gross: 62 + 59/95
1865: Gross: 37.74 Net: 18.87

Enrollments/Registration

June 17, 1863: Port: Chicago Number: 220 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 7-8-1865
July 8, 1865: Port: Chicago Number: 9 of 1865
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: Chicago 3-17-1868
March 17, 1868: Port: Chicago Number: 224 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-14-1868
April 14, 1868: Port: Chicago Number: 282 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-18-1872
April 18, 1872: Port: Chicago* Number: 98 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost
Next document: Chicago 5-6-1873
May 6, 1873: Port: Chicago Number: 250 of 1873
Document Type: Registration
Reason: PE Surrendered
Next document: Troy 4-29-1878
April 29, 1878: Port: Troy
Document Type: Registration
Reason: Changed Owner; Next document: Chicago 4-9-1879
April 9, 1879: Port: Chicago Number: 20 of 1879
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Chicago 5-21-1881
May 21, 1881: Port: Chicago Number: 160 of 1881
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 3-12-1885
March 12, 1885: Port: Chicago Number: 19 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 6-14-1890
June 14, 1890: Port: Milwaukee Number: 112 of 1890
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 6-13-1896
June 13, 1896: Port: Milwaukee Number: 38 of 1896
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Milwaukee 5-20-1897; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), Alfred Mosher (1863-1897)
Nationality:: American (1863-1897)
Chronology:: 1. 6/00/1874, a vessel ran afoul of her at Chicago and repaired, $100 loss;
2. 5/16/1897, Sturgeon Bay, caught on fire and burned to a total loss;

Notes

General notes:: *This enrollment gives the tonnage as 37.84, which is an error;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
3. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
4. Chicago Inter Ocean: 12/25/1874:

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