BROOKS, ALICE (1882, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BROOKS, ALICE
Year of Build:
1882
Official Number:
80909
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Pt. Elgin, ONT
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Alfred Hackett
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
7 & 10 x 10" engine, Corbett & Sons.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
40.6'
Beam:
11.5'
Depth:
5.4'
Tonnage (gross):
16.55
Tonnage (net):
10.76
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Mouth of Saugeen River, Bayfield, ONT.
Lake Huron.
Date:
7 Dec 1884
How:
Stranded & wrecked.
Notes:
Ran aground, holed while trying to rescue schooner MARY S. GORDON. Total loss.
History
Chronology:

1884, Jul 12 Stranded & wrecked.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Marine Directory, R. L. Polk Co., Detroit
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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