ACTIVE (1873, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ACTIVE
Year of Build:
1873
Official Number:
100186
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Montreal, QUE
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Note: Round stern, carvel built. St. Lawrence River tug.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
George Brulette (Drolet)
Original Owner and Location:
Montreal Transportation Company, Montreal, QUE
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Low Pressure
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
34" x 32" 200 hp, 75 rpm Engine built by J.B. Angier at Montreal 1865, Firebox boiler 10' x 130', 73 lbs. by Kingston Machine Works 1884.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
129.3'
Beam:
24.2'
Depth:
10.9'
Tonnage (gross):
301.7
Tonnage (net):
189.7
Final Disposition
How:
Broken up
Notes:
No detail.
History
Chronology:

1882 Reported as 368 gross tons lake & river screw-tug.

1887 Reported in Duluth, MN.

c. 1911 Broken up, no detail.

1911, Nov 1 Registration cancelled.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Great Lakes Register
Newspaper Clippings
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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