RAINBOW (1894, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
RAINBOW
Year of Build:
1894
Official Number:
11064
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Erie, PA
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Note: Built as fish tug
Hull Materials:
Wood
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
10 x 12" engine, 100hp, 180rpm by Bay State Iron Works, Erie, Pennsylvania, 1894 5' x 9' scotch boiler, 130 pounds steam by Noble & Hall, Erie, Pennsylvania, 1894
Hull Dimensions
Length:
47'
Beam:
12'
Depth:
5'
Tonnage (gross):
16
Tonnage (net):
7
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Peche Island, Detroit River
Date:
10 Jun 1927
How:
Fire, burned to waterline
History
Chronology:

1899 Owned W. Tallman

1927 Burned, Detroit River

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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