WILBUR, KATHERINE T. (1895, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WILBUR, KATHERINE T.
Also known as:
CORTLAND;COURAGEOUS
Year of Build:
1895
Official Number:
161077
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, NY
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
David Bell
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
Engine, Lake Erie Boiler Works, Buffalo Boiler, Lake Erie Boiler Works, 175#
Hull Dimensions
Length:
58.16'
Beam:
17.25'
Depth:
7.42'
Tonnage (gross):
54
Tonnage (net):
37
History
Chronology:

1899 Owned LeHigh Valley Railroad Co.

1903 Renamed CORTLAND

1907 Readmeasured 48 gross/33 net tons

1916 Owned U. S. Army Transportation Corps

1919 Owned William E. Bernard, Philadelphia, PA

1930 Owned W. D. Harrigan, Port Dalhousie, ONT

1931 Owned New York Scow Corp., New York, NY

1933 Converted to oil; 58.16 x 17.25 x 6.5, 54 gross/37 net tons; owned Motor Tug Cortland, New York, NY

1949 Owned New York Scow Corp.

1955 Owned B. Sisters, Inc., Bronx, NY

1961, Aug 2 Out of documentation

1973, May/Jun Redocumented; owned William R. Silveria, Staten Island, NY

1973 Renamed COURAGEOUS

1977, Sep Out of documentaion

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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