RELIANCE (1892, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
RELIANCE
Year of Build:
1892
Official Number:
97115
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Collingwood, ONT
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Composite
Number of Decks:
2
Builder Name:
Collingwood Dry Dock Co.
Original Owner and Location:
Collingwood Dry Dock Co., Collingwood, ONT
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
For-and-Aft Compound
# Cylinders:
2
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
21" & 38" x 24" engine from tug RESOLUTE; 340hp @ 85rpm; by Sutton Brothers, Buffalo, NY; 1888; scotch boiler 12' x 9'6"; 90# from tug RESOLUTE.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
124'
Beam:
22.6'
Depth:
13.6'
Tonnage (gross):
310
Tonnage (net):
181
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Sault Ste. Marie.
St. Marys River
Date:
1947
How:
Dismantled.
History
Chronology:

1903, Sep 17 Burned North Channel, Lake Huron; rebuilt.

1905 Owned Midland Towing & Wrecking Co., Midland, ONT; 319 gross/182 net tons.

1912 Owned Joseph Ganley, Sault Ste. Marie, ONT.

1922, Dec 15 While carrying lumberjacks & oil drums, stranded Lizard Island, Lake Superior; 4 died from exposure.

1923 Recovered.

1928 Owned Lake Superior Paper Co., Sault Ste. Marie, ONT.

1947 Dismantled Sault Ste. Marie, ONT.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Newspaper Clippings
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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