DORR, E. P. (1855, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
DORR, E. P.
Year of Build:
1855
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, NY
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Van Slyke & Notter
Original Owner:
Chicago, Mutual, Garden City & Star Insurance Co.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
# Propellers:
1
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
300
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Saginaw Bay, MI.
Lake Huron.
Date:
28 Jun 1856
How:
Sunk.
Final Cargo:
8 Steam Pumps.
Notes:
Sunk in collision with propeller OLIVER CROMWELL.
History
Chronology:

Capt. E. P. Dorr was marine manager of Aetna Insurance Co. on the Lakes.

1856, Jun 28 Sunk, Lake Huron.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
Lytle List
Newspaper Clippings
H. G. Runge Collection, Milwaukee Public Library
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

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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