FAWN (1875, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FAWN
Year of Build:
1875
Official Number:
120435
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Fort Howard (Green Bay), WI
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Note: Built as steamyacht.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Death's Door Passage, WI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
8 Aug 1888
How:
Foundered in storm.
Final Cargo:
Lumber.
History
Chronology:

1887 Foundered off Sheboygan, WI.

1888, Aug 8 Founderd; 50'x 19' x 9'; 37 gross / 18 net tons.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
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
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