FRENCH, MAY (1883, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FRENCH, MAY
Year of Build:
1883
Official Number:
91599
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, NY
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
George H. Notter
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
12 5/8" x 14", 150hp @ 140rpm engine by Sutton Brothers, Buffalo. 3'8" x 9', 138# steam firebox boiler by Kingsford Machine Works, Oswego, NY.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
42.16'
Beam:
12.58'
Depth:
6'
Tonnage (gross):
18.71
Tonnage (net):
9.36
Final Disposition
Date:
27 Aug 1902
How:
Abandoned.
History
Chronology:

1883, May 16 Enrolled Buffalo, NY.

1899 Owned E.J. Hingoton, Buffalo.

1902, Aug 27 Abandoned.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
Great Lakes Register
C. Patrick Labadie
William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit
Newspaper Clippings
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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