SMITH, L.P. (1894, Tug (Towboat))

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Identification

Vessel name:: SMITH, L.P.
Year of Build:: 1894
Official Number:: 141326

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Cleveland, OH
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Steel
Builder Name:: Globe Iron Works
Master Carpenter:: Robert Kerr
Original Owner and Location:: L.P. & J.A. Smith, Cleveland, OH

Power

Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:: 1
# Boilers:: 1
# Propellers:: 1
Propulsion Notes:: 18 x 20" stroke engine; 300hp @130 rpm; built by Globe Iron Works, Cleveland, OH., 1872; 1 firebox boiler, 6'6" x 12'; 150# steam, built by Wickes Bros., E. Saginaw, MI., 1891.

Hull Dimensions

Length:: 67'
Beam:: 18'
Depth:: 9'
Tonnage (gross):: 73
Tonnage (net):: 36

History

Chronology:

1898, Oct 21 In collision with steamer OLYMPIA in Cleveland, OH harbor entrance; sunk with loss of 1 life(fireman); raised & repaired.

1908 Owned Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., Chicago.

1922 New engiine & boiler; engine: HPNC, 20 x 24" stroke from Montaque Iron Works, Montaque, MI; firebox boiler 6'6" x 12', 150# steam, from Manitowoc Steam Boiler Works, Manitowoc, WI.

1951 Last listed.

1952 Dismantled.

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