THIRD MICHIGAN (1868-69, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
THIRD MICHIGAN
Year of Build:
1868-69
Official Number:
24829
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ferrysburg, MI
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
H. C. Pierson
Original Owner and Location:
Muskegon Boom Co., Muskegon, MI
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
16" x 16", 190hp @ 135rpm engine, Ottawa Iron Works, Ferrysburg, MI, 1869
Hull Dimensions
Length:
66'
Beam:
14'
Depth:
7'
Tonnage (gross):
40
Tonnage (net):
29
Final Disposition
Date:
1932
How:
abandoned
History
Chronology:

1877 Rebuilt; may be when firebox boiler 5'6" x 11'6", 95psi, Turnbull Boiler Works, Muskegon, 1876 was installed.

1887 Repaired

1893 Owned Nelson O. Spencer, Muskegon.

1897 Owned George A. Hart, Manistee, MI.

1902 Owned Louis Sands, Manistee.

1912 Owned Schnorbach Grieling Co., Manistee.

1922 Owned John Genzel, Wyandotte, MI; port of hail Manistee.

1930 Owned Frank Severs, Detroit, MI.

1932 Abandoned

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

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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