SEA GULL (1868, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SEA GULL
Year of Build:
1868
Official Number:
23837
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Portsmouth, MI
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Bay City Drydock
Original Owner and Location:
P. Easton, Bay City, MI
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Hull Dimensions
Length:
58.5'
Beam:
18'
Depth:
3.2'
Tonnage (gross):
28.26
Final Disposition
Date:
5 Dec 1898
How:
Documents surrendered, dismantled & abandoned
History
Chronology:

1865, Jun 25 Enrolled Port Huron, MI.

1878 Rebuilt F. W. Wheeler, Bay City, MI; readmeasured 103 x 18.4 x 4.4, 74.74 gross tons.

1879 Owned Mitchell & Boutell, Bay City, employed in towing log rafts around Saginaw Bay and Rivers.

1889, May 30 Sunk by heavy seas off Linwood, MI, Saginaw Bay, crew all safe; vessel listed as total loss.

1898, Dec 5 Abandoned.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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