RESCUE (1858, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
RESCUE
Also known as:
BRAMAN, WATERS M.
Year of Build:
1858
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Boston, MA
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Pt. Pelee Passage, 7 mi. w of Dummy Light.
Lake Erie.
Date:
26 Jun 1867
How:
Burned.
Notes:
Waiting to tow vessels, caught fire in coal bunker. 1867, Jul 15 Tug EAGLE dispatched to recover machinery.
History
Chronology:

1858 Homeport Pt. Royal, SC.

Employed by government in Civil War.

1866 Sold by U.S. Quartermaster Corps Pt. Royal, SC.

1867 Rebuilt for lakes to tow on Detroit River; probably renamed WATERS M. BRAMAN at this time.

1867, Jun 26 Burned.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
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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