GAY, A.F. (1866, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
GAY, A.F.
Year of Build:
1866
Official Number:
105454
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, NY
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Mason & Bidwell
Location of Original Owner:
AuSable
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (gross):
16
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Ottawa Point, Tawas Bay
Lake Huron.
Date:
Apr 1881
How:
Sunk
Notes:
Holed by ice, sank 1881, May 31 enrollment surrendered at Port Huron, MI, "wrecked."
History
Chronology:

1866 Enrolled Buffalo, NY.

1876 14 gross tons.

1879 Owned W.A. Avery & Co., Saginaw, MI.

1879 Rebuilt East Tawas, MI.

1879, Sep 27 Enrolled Port Huron, MI; owned J.J. McFarlane, East Tawas; 47.8' X 12' X 5.2'; 16 gross tons.

1881, Apr Sank.

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

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