Little Giant (Tug (Towboat), 1863)

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Identification

Vessel name:: Little Giant
Also known as:: Uncle Sam
Year of Build:: 1863
Official Number:: 15304

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Chicago, Illinois
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: Miller Brothers & Clark
Ownership Notes:: Mosher, (1864); Dunham, J. L., (1864-1885); Hart, P., (1883); Schenck, S. C., (1891); Darley, George E., (1911);
Master(s):: Dunham, James C., (1863); Mcquire, A., (1865); Borson, H., (1868); Dobson, A., (1868); Johnson, A., (1871); Furguson, J., (1872); Hart, P., (1883); Green, S., (1885); Serbens, Charles, (1891);

Hull Dimensions

1863: Length: 88' Width/Beam: 22' 5" Depth: 7' 7"
1865: Length: 60.43' Width/Beam: 13.8' Depth: 6.4'

Tonnage

1863: Gross: 42 + 43/95
1865: Gross: 24.86 Net: 12.43

Enrollments/Registration

August 26, 1863: Port: Chicago Number: 7 of 1863
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 7-17-1865
July 18, 1865: Port: Chicago Number: 10 of 1865
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Chicago 3-17-1868
March 17, 1868: Port: Chicago Number: 226 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Arrived at Home Port
Next document: Chicago 4-14-1868
April 14, 1868: Port: Chicago Number: 284 of 1868
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-21-1871
April 21, 1871: Port: Chicago Number: 160 of 1871
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 4-23-1872
April 23, 1872: Port: Chicago Number: 110 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers lost
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: 22 of 1879
Document Type: Temporary Registration
Reason: License Expired
Next document: Chicago 4-7-1883
April 7, 1883: Port: Chicago Number: 99 of 1883
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: Name Changed
Next document: Chicago 5-1-1885
May 1, 1885: Port: Chicago Number: 40 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 7-2-1891
July 2, 1891: Port: Toledo Number: 2 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Toledo 6-25-1902
June 25, 1902: Port: Toledo
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Papers Lost; Next document: Toledo 7-10-1908; Next document: (Vessel abandoned)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), Little Giant (1863-1883);
b. Propeller (Tug), Uncle Sam (1883-1908)
Nationality:: American (1863-1908)
Chronology:: 1. 5/00/1869, Chicago, lost her smoke stack overboard by a collision and replaced;
2. 3/29/1882, Straits of Mackinaw, destroyed by ice;

Notes

General notes:: 1863, Tug, Little Giant was requisitioned by the government for Mississippi River Service;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois; Toledo, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Chicago, Illinois; Toledo, Ohio;
3. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
4. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

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

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