B. F. Bruce (Tug (Towboat), 1873)

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Identification

Vessel name:: B. F. Bruce
Year of Build:: 1873
Official Number:: 2861

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Buffalo, New York
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Edgar Haight
Ownership Notes:: Haight, E., (1873); Byrnes, J., (1873); Cramer, J. W., (1876); Ryan, T. M., (1877-1878): Felton, B. F., (1877); Ryan, T. M., (1879):Niver, A. K., (1880-1883); Reilly, Thomas, (1885-1889); Nester, G., (1891); Nester Lumber Company, (1911);
Master(s):: Haight, E., (1873); Byrnes, J., (1873-1879); Felton, B. F., (1877); Bedell, H., (1880); Napies, G. K., (1883); Reilly, Thomas, (1885-1889); Pickard, J., (1891);

Power

Number of Masts:: 0 (1873)

Hull Dimensions

1873: Length: 58.2' Width/Beam: 15.1' Depth: 7.7'

Tonnage

1873: Gross: 35.04

Enrollments/Registration

April 29, 1873: Port: Buffalo Number: 174 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Buffalo 5-6-2873
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May 6, 1873: Port: Buffalo Number: 187 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 10-20-1873
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October 20, 1873: Port: Buffalo Number: 118 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-15-1876
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May 15, 1876: Port: Buffalo Number: 65 of 1876
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Suspension Bridge 6-8-1877
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June 8, 1877: Port: Suspension Bridge Number: 7 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-10-1877
September 10, 1877: Port: Buffalo Number: 25 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-13-1878
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September 13, 1878: Port: Buffalo Number: 11 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 9-17-1979
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September 17, 1879: Port: Buffalo Number: 21 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 1-12-1880
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January 12, 1880: Port: Buffalo Number: 32 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 2-24-1880
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February 24, 1880: Port: Buffalo Number: 42 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 12-1-1880
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December 1, 1880: Port: Buffalo Number: 34 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 12-1-1880
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December 1, 1880: Port: Buffalo Number: 35 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 12-1-1880
December 1, 1880: Port: Buffalo Number: 36 of 1880
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 5-18-1883
June 18, 1883: Port: Buffalo Number: 62 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 4-4-1885
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April 4, 1885: Port: Buffalo Number: 31 of 1885
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Buffalo 3-22-1889
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March 22, 1889: Port: Buffalo Number: 45 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 12-26-1890
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December 26, 1890: Port: Marquette
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Marquette 2-9-1891
February 9, 1891: Port: Marquette Number: 29 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Duluth 2-14-1902
February 14, 1902: Port: Duluth
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), B. F. Bruce (1873- )
Nationality:: American(1873-1921)
Chronology:: 1. 1/00/.1874, Buffalo, Lake Erie, hull damaged by a freshet and repaired, $3, 000 loss;

Notes

General notes:: She was launched from yard of Edgar Haight;
She was abandoned in 1921;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts; Buffalo, New York; Suspension Bridge, New York;
2. Enrollment: Buffalo, New York; Suspension Bridge, New York;

Contact

Wisconsin Maritime Museum

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Website:

https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org/

Agency street/mail address:

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

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