ADAMS, JAMES (1882, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ADAMS, JAMES
Year of Build:
1882
Official Number:
76294
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, NY
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
George H. Notter
Original Owner:
John Hickler
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
17 x 20" 28 hp engine by Sutton Bros, Buffalo, NY, 1882 Firebox boiler by H. White, Port Huron, MI 1894. 6'6" x 11'4", 140#.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
65'
Beam:
15.25'
Depth:
8.25'
Tonnage (gross):
40
Tonnage (net):
20
Final Disposition
How:
Dismantled
History
Chronology:

1882, May 2 First enrolled Buffalo, NY.

1893 Damaged by fire at Grand Trunk dock, Sarnia, ONT while employed with the dredge in Lake Huron.

1903 Owned Canadian parties, C116373.

c.1912 Dismantled.

1912, Mar 7 Register surrendered Port Arthur, ONT.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
Great Lakes Register
C. Patrick Labadie
Newspaper Clippings
Lorne Joyce
Contact
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Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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