BELDEN, CLIFF (1853, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BELDEN, CLIFF
Year of Build:
1853
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ohio City, OH
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Lafrinier & Stevens
Master Carpenter:
Lafrinier & Stevens
Original Owner and Location:
Clifford Belden 25%, Wm D. Nott 75%., Cleveland, OH
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
# Propellers:
1
Hull Dimensions
Length:
74' 1"
Beam:
20'  . 1 1/2"
Depth:
7' 1"
Tonnage (old style):
92 69/95
Final Disposition
Date:
1860
How:
Abandoned.
History
Chronology:

May have been built as ferry.

1853, Oct 27 Enrolled Cleveland

1853 Chartered by "The Railroad" to ferry passengers from Cleveland- Ohio City.

1854-58 Registered Detroit Customs House.

1856, Oct Collided with schooner RACER on St. Clair Flats, lost headgear.

1859, Aug 11 Burned at dock, Malden, ONT., cabins damaged; repaired & returned to service Sept. 4.

1861 Reportedly lying at Detroit.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Burton Collection
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
Lytle List
Newspaper Clippings
John E. Poole notes, Bowling Green State University
H. G. Runge Collection, Milwaukee Public Library
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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