HIESORDT, P.S. (1887, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
HIESORDT, P.S.
Also known as:
RUTH B.
Year of Build:
1887
Official Number:
92286
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Owen Sound, ONT
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
J. Simpson
Original Owner and Location:
William Kough, Owen Sound, ONT.
Power
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
Propulsion Notes:
12 x 12" 30hp engine, Sutton Brothers, Buffalo, NY.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
66'
Beam:
16'
Depth:
6.02'
Tonnage (gross):
45.21
Tonnage (net):
30.75
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Thames River below Chatham, ONT.
Lake St. Clair.
Date:
5 Dec 1937
How:
Foundered.
Notes:
Struck a bridge & sank. 1938 Out of registry.
History
Chronology:

1899 62 gross tons.

1905 Rebuilt for Dohy Engine Works, Goderich, ONT; Scotch boiler from Waterous Engine Works, Brantford, ONT.

1921 Remamed RUTH B.

1930 Owned Burke Towing & Salvage Co, Ltd, Midland, ONT, 12 + 23 x 10" steeple compound engine.

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

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy