DEGROOT, ALBERT (1863, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
DEGROOT, ALBERT
Also known as:
U.S.S. SNOWDROP
Year of Build:
1863
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, NY
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Note: Round stern, no figure head.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
William Crosthwaite
Original Owner and Location:
Robert H. McKibben, Buffalo, NY.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
90.1'
Beam:
17.6'
Depth:
8.6'
Tonnage (old style):
125.68
History
Chronology:

1863 Enrolled Buffalo, NY.

1863, Oct 10 Documents surrendered, Buffalo, NY.

1863, Oct 16 Sold U.S. Navy; renamed U.S.S. SNOWDROP.

1863 To Coast.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Enrollments, U.S. National Archives
Lytle List
H. G. Runge Collection, Milwaukee Public Library
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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