Forest City (Tug (Towboat), 1875)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, Ohio
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Thomas Quayle & Sons
Ownership Notes:: Bradley, Alva, (1875-1883); Stone, George, (1883); Bradley, M. A., (1886);
Master(s):: Moffatt, A., (1875); Wyson, J. H., (1883-1886);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 22, 1875: Port: Cleveland Number: 76 of 1875
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Cleveland 5-23-1883
May 23, 1883: Port: Cleveland Number: 96 of 1883
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Chicago 5-20-1886
May 20, 1886: Port: Cleveland Number: 92 of 1886
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Cleveland 4-8-1889; Next document: (Vessel Lost)

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), Forest City (1875-1888)
Nationality:: American (1875-1888)
Chronology:: 1. 9/2/1888, a few miles off Avon Point, 15 miles from Cleveland, Lake Erie, collision while racing for a schooner, (Tug, John
Gregory), sank in 54 feet of water, attempted to drag hull into Cleveland for repairs but hull started to pull apart after moving
only 60 feet;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts: Cleveland, Ohio;
2. Enrollment: Cleveland, Ohio;
3. John Poole's notes;
4. Wright's Master Sheet;

Contact

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