Algie O. Thayer (Tug (Towboat), 1872)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: George H. Notter
Ownership Notes:: Thayer, Orlando D., (1872-1879); Welch, P., (1875); McRae, William, (1886);
Master(s):: Hasson, William, (1872); Welch, D., (1875);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

November 11, 1872: Port: Buffalo Number: 89 of 1872
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 6-21-1875
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June 21, 1875: Port: Buffalo Number: 62 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo
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History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), Algie O. Thayer (1872- )
Nationality:: American (1872-1879); Canadian (1879- )
Chronology:: 1. 11/18/1879, near Oswego, Lake Ontario, sank while returning from working for the Canadian Government at Lachine,
Quebec since 1876, had scows and dredges in tow;

Notes

General notes:: She was valued at $3,500, in 1876; $3,000, in 1878;
She ran out of Montreal in 1886;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Buffalo, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York;
3. Vessel Register: (1876-1879);
4. Canadian Sessional Papers: No. 15, 1887;

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