BELL, JENNIE (1858, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BELL, JENNIE
Year of Build:
1858
Official Number:
12781
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, NY
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Note: Harbor tug.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Abernethy & Reed
Master Carpenter:
Joseph Sloane
Original Owner and Location:
Hensler & Nice, Tonawanda, NY.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
48
Final Disposition
Date:
1873
How:
Abandoned due to age.
History
Chronology:

1858, Jul 31 Sold by builder to Hensler & Nice.

1868, May 4 E. Johnson sold half the interest to W.E. Campbell, Detroit, MI.

1869, Jun 9 Broke crank pin & burst cylinder head at Fighting Island; towed to Detroit for repairs by ISLAND QUEEN.

1873 Owned Candler Bros., Detroit, MI.

1873, Oct 29 57.6' x 14.4' x 6.3', 29 gross tons, E.H. Miller, Bay City, MI.

1873 Abandoned.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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