SPENCER, MOLLY (1869, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
SPENCER, MOLLY
Year of Build:
1869
Official Number:
90004
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Tonawanda or Buffalo, NY
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
F.N. Jones
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
# Cylinders:
2
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
Annular compound engine 14 & 28 x 24", 320hp, 10rpm; Vulcan Iron Works, Chicago, Illinois, 1860
Hull Dimensions
Length:
72'
Beam:
16'
Depth:
8'
Tonnage (gross):
53.47
Tonnage (net):
26.74
History
Chronology:

1871 Owned Rochester Iron Company, Rochester, New York

1876 Owned J.B. Esters, Rochester

1879 Owned J.Fry, Rochester

1882, January 31 Owned Graff, Little Lumber Company, Duluth, Minnesota

1883, April 3 Owned Daniel E. Little, Duluth

1884, May 2 Owned Willy G. Peck, Duluth

1886, August 15 Ashore off New London (?)

1887, April 10 Owned Lynn & Ballantine, Port Huron, Michigan

1888, May 1 Owned Henry Howard

1889, November 4 Owned James J. Lynn

1890, May 5 Owned John G. O'Neil

1890, July 17 Burned off Chicago, Illinois, Lake Huron; abandoned to

underwriter

1899 1 firebox boiler; 7'1" x 12'; 175 pounds steam, Johnston

Brothers, Ferrysburg, Michigan, 1896

Owned Dunham Towing Company, Rochester, New York

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
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211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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