CLIPPER (1903, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CLIPPER
Year of Build:
1903
Official Number:
116260
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Midland, ONT
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
2
Builder Name:
D. Dobson
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Length:
62'
Beam:
13.3'
Depth:
6.6'
Tonnage (gross):
46.07
Tonnage (net):
29.06
Final Disposition
Date:
1922
How:
Dismantled.
History
Chronology:

1906, May 1 Sprang a leak & sank; 3 of 4 crew lost off Bustard Islands, Georgian Bay, Lake Huron; recovered later that year; owned Spanish R. Boom Co. as recent purchase.

1922 Dismantled.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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