STONE CITY (1895, Tug (Towboat))

Year of Build:

1895

Official Number:

116689

Built at:

Lockport, IL

Vessel Type:

Tug (Towboat)

Hull Materials:

Wood

Builder Name:

B. Collman

Propulsion:

Screw

Engine Type:

High Pressure (including HPNC)

# Cylinders:

1

# Boilers:

1

Propulsion Notes:

9 x 9", 125hp @ 175rpm engine, New York Safety Engine Works, New York, NY (1895) 4' 2" x 7' 5" @ 130# vertical steam engine, Johnston Brothers, Ferrysburg, MI.

Length:

55'

Beam:

13' 6"

Depth:

3' 6"

Tonnage (gross):

42

Tonnage (net):

34

Final Location:

Little Cedar Shoal
Lake Michigan

Date:

12 Oct 1899

How:

wrecked

1899 Owned Ben Kehlman, Chicago, IL.

1899, Oct 12 Wrecked Lake Michigan.

From the Collection of:

C. Patrick Labadie