Wisconsin Maritime Museum

Continental (Tug (Towboat), 1863)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
Continental
Year of Build:
1863
Official Number:
4352
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Bow Type:
Plain Head
Builder Name:
Ellsworth and Davidson
Ownership Notes:
Colburn, L. J., (1863-1865);
Master(s):
Colburn, L. J., (1863); Colburn, T. F., (1865);
Power
Number of Masts:
0 (1863)
Hull Dimensions
1863
Length: 68.6' Width/Beam: 14.8' Depth: 7.8'
Tonnage
1863
Gross: 72 + 54/95
1865
Gross: 41.37
Enrollments/Registration
May 23, 1863
   Port: Chicago Number: 148 of 1863
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Chicago 11-10-1865
November 10, 1865
   Port: Chicago Number: 573 of 1865
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Remeasured (Readmeasured)
Next document: New Orleans 6-26-1866
June 26, 1866
   Port: New Orleans
Document Type: Temporary Enrollment
Reason: License Expired
History
Classification:
a. Propeller (Tug), Continental (1863-1889)
Nationality:
American (1863-1889)
Chronology:

1. 3/19/1866, Chicago, caught fire and burned;

Notes
General notes:
Home Port: New Orleans, (1867-1872); Galveston, (1884);
Sources:
1. Master Abstracts: Chicago, Illinois;
2. John Poole's notes;
3. Merchant Steam Vessels of the United States, 1790-1868; (The Lytle-Holdcamper List);
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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