BABCOCK, W. I. (1888, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BABCOCK, W. I.
Year of Build:
1888
Official Number:
81204
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, NY
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Union Dry Dock Co.
Original Owner and Location:
Johnson et al, Buffalo, NY
Ownership Notes:
Hand & Johnson Tug Line.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
21 1/4 x 22", 300hp @ 135rpm, non-condensing engine built Whitman Co., Buffalo, NY, 1888. 7'6" x 13'6", 140# firebox boiler built Lake Erie Boiler Works, Buffalo, NY, 1888.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
71'
Beam:
17'
Depth:
11'
Tonnage (gross):
63
Tonnage (net):
31
History
Chronology:

1893 Owned Hand & Johnson Tug Line, Buffalo, NY.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
Great Lakes Register
Lorne Joyce
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