SIMPSON, W. H. (1889, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SIMPSON, W. H.
Also known as:
MONARCH
Year of Build:
1889
Official Number:
81218
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sheboygan, MI
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Rieboldt & Wolters
Original Owner and Location:
Milwaukee Tug Boat Line, Milwaukee, WI
Ownership Notes:
W. H. Meyer & Co.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
20 x 24", 345hp @ 150rpm (or 75rpm) engine, Sheriffs Manufacturing Co., Milwaukee, WI, 1887 7' 6" x 12', 120# steam, firebox boiler, McGregor Co., Milwaukee, 1889
Hull Dimensions
Length:
63.3'
Beam:
19.1'
Depth:
7.7'
Tonnage (gross):
49
Tonnage (net):
27
Final Disposition
Final Location:
150' off Canadian Shore & 500' above Bluewater Bridge, off Port Edward, ONT
St. Clair River
Date:
6 Jul 1934
Final Depth:
50''
How:
collided with & sunk by steamer C. F. BIELMAN
Notes:
1980 Jul Found
History
Chronology:

1925 Owned City of Detroit, MI.

1933 Owned Nicholson Transit Co., Detroit; renamed MONARCH.

1934, Jul 6 Sunk by collision.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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