BUTLER, FRANK S. (1865, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BUTLER, FRANK S.
Year of Build:
1865
Official Number:
9200
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chicago, IL
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Builder Name:
John Gregory
Original Owner and Location:
S.C. Schenck, Toldeo, OH
Power
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
18" x 20", 180hp @120rpm engine, Excelsior Iron Works.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
65.9'
Beam:
14.5'
Depth:
7.9'
Tonnage (gross):
38
Tonnage (net):
19
Final Disposition
Date:
1922
How:
Abandoned.
History
Chronology:

1866 Owned Van Dolson, Chicago.

1878 Rebuilt 37 ton tug; owned Van Dolson et al, Chicago, IL.

1885, Oct Rebuilt J. Elliott's shipyard, Saugatuck.

1922 Abandoned.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Great Lakes Register
Lytle List
Newspaper Clippings
Lorne Joyce
Peter J. VanderLinden
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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