CARRINGTON, M.D. (1875, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CARRINGTON, M.D.
Year of Build:
1875
Official Number:
90792
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, NY
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Iron
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
David Bell
Original Owner and Location:
Capt. M.T. Huntley, Toledo, OH
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
20" x 23" engine, 140 rpm, Bell Engine Works, Buffalo, NY, 1875. 7' x 14' tubular boiler, 100# steam, David Bell, Buffalo.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
67'
Beam:
16'
Depth:
8.6'
Tonnage (gross):
64
Tonnage (net):
32
Final Disposition
Date:
1949
How:
Dismantled.
History
Chronology:

1875-79 Owned M.T. Huntley, Toledo, OH; employed in Toledo harbor.

1885 Upper works burned at Baraga, MI; owned Nester & Co, Pequaming, MI.

1887, Apr 13 Owned Capt. Alex Ruehle, Detroit, MI.

1890, Feb 28 Upper works rebuilt in steel; new firebox boiler 6'2" x 12', Detroit Dry Dock Co.

1890, Mar 27 Owned H.G. Inman, Duluth, MN.

1899 Owned Great Lakes Towing Co., Cleveland, OH.

1925 Owned White Star Line, Buffalo, NY.

1930 Owned Will & J. Blake, Buffalo.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
American Bureau of Shipping
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
Newspaper Clippings
Lorne Joyce
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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