Glide (Tug (Towboat), 1866)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Brockville, Ontario
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Bow Type:: Plain Head
Builder Name:: Chaffey Brothers
Ownership Notes:: Chaffey, George, (1866); Chaffey, William, (1866); Montreal Forwarding Company, (1869); Mathison, George, (1870);
Master(s):: DeVance, P., (1866);

Power

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

September 14, 1866: Port: Kingston Number: 169 of 1866
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel

History

Classification:: a. Steamer (Tug), Glide (1866- )
Nationality:: Canada (1866- )
Chronology:: 1. 8/00/1869, Kingston, Lake Ontario, broke her shaft and replaced, $300 loss;

Notes

Sources:: 1. Enrollment: Kingston, Ontario;
2. Marine Casualties on the Great Lakes, (1863-1873), Record Group 26, Records of the United States Coast Guard:
3. Captain J. W. Hall, Marine Disasters on the Western Lakes during 1869:
4. Canadian Lake Vessel Register: 1869;

Contact

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