Wesley Hawkins (Tug (Towboat), 1873)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Au Sable, Michigan
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Builder Name:: W. M. Dixon
Ownership Notes:: Morrison, G., (1873-1875); McMowan, H., (1877-1879); Pierce, J. B., (1891); Port Huron & Sarnia Ferry Company, (1900-1913);
Master(s):: Morrison, G., (1873); Cox, A., (1875); Kendall, H. J., (1877); Stewart, W. W., (1878-1879); Curtis, W., (1882);

Hull Dimensions

Tonnage

Enrollments/Registration

May 20, 1873: Port: Port Huron Number: 103 of 1873
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: New Vessel
Next document: Port Huron 4-20-1875
April 20, 1874: Port: Port Huron Number: 50 of 1874
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 9-7-1877
September 7, 1877: Port: Port Huron Number: 20 of 1877
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-5-1878
June 5, 1878: Port: Port Huron Number: 78 of 1878
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Rebuilt
Next document: Port Huron 5-13-1879
May 13, 1879: Port: Port Huron Number: 75 of 1879
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner
Next document: Port Huron 6-30-1882
June 30, 1882: Port: Port Huron Number: 198 of 1882
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Name Changed
Next document: Port Huron 2-5-1891
February 5, 1891: Port: Port Huron Number: 65 of 1891
Document Type: Enrollment
Reason: Changed Owner

History

Classification:: a. Propeller (Tug), Wesley Hawkins (1873-1882);
b. Propeller (Tug), James Beard (1882- )
Nationality:: American (1873- )
Chronology:: 1. 5/31/1918, Sarnia, sank at dock and raised;
2. 8/10/1921, Manporlle, sank at dock and raised;

Notes

General notes:: She was abandoned in 1927;
Sources:: 1. Master Abstracts; Port Huron, Michigan;
2, Enrollment: Port Huron, Michigan;
3. John Poole's notes;

Contact

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