BAKER, FANNIE L. (1888, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BAKER, FANNIE L.
Also known as:
THOMAS FREEL BATTLE;FANNIE L. BAKER
Year of Build:
1888
Official Number:
120729
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Detroit, MI
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
18" x 18" HPNC engine, 270hp @ 160rpm, built 1872.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
68'
Beam:
17.6'
Depth:
6'
Tonnage (gross):
43
Tonnage (net):
21
Final Disposition
Date:
1937
How:
Reported abandoned.
History
Chronology:

1899 Owned John Dunseith, Detroit, MI.

1908 Sold to Canadian owners, C126092, 64' x 16.5' x 6', 54 gross tons/33 net tons. Renamed THOMAS FREEL BATTLE.

1910 Reportedly burned, total loss near Thorold, ONT. but later recovered, returned to American registry in 1917.

1917 Returned to U.S. enrollmemt, original name.

1937 Reported abandoned.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
Great Lakes Register
William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit
Lorne Joyce
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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