SUPERIOR (1896, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SUPERIOR
Year of Build:
1896
Official Number:
116737
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Benton, MI
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
E.W. Heath
Original Owner and Location:
W.H. Singer, Duluth, Minnesota
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
22 x 24" engine, 325hp, 120rpm; Montague Iron Works, Montague, Michigan, 1896 8 x 14' firebox boiler, 150 pounds steam, Montague Iron Works, Montague, Michigan, 1896
Hull Dimensions
Length:
68.8'
Beam:
20'
Depth:
10.5'
Tonnage (gross):
70
Tonnage (net):
48
Final Disposition
Date:
1921
How:
Abandoned
Notes:
No detail
History
Chronology:

1896, September 25 First enrolled Duluth, Minnesota

1897, January 29 Owned White Line Towing Company

1900 Owned Union Towing Company, Duluth, Minnesota

1906 Owned Great Lakes Towing Company

1921 Abandoned

Last owned Phoenix Transportation Company, New York, New York

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

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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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