SAWYER, PHILETUS (1884, Steambarge)

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Identification

Vessel name:: SAWYER, PHILETUS
Year of Build:: 1884
Official Number:: 150334

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Green Bay, WI
Vessel Type:: Steambarge
Hull Materials:: Wood
Number of Decks:: 1
Master Carpenter:: Andrew A. Johnson
Original Owner and Location:: F.A. Hogan & M.A. English, Green Bay

Power

Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:: 2
# Propellers:: 2
Propulsion Notes:: Two 18 x 20" engines by Phoenix Iron Works, Port Huron, MI

Hull Dimensions

Length:: 152'
Beam:: 31.6'
Depth:: 9.6'
Tonnage (gross):: 449.85
Tonnage (net):: 308

Final Disposition

Final Location:: Pennsylvania Railroad dock near Ash St., Toledo, OH. Maumee River
Date:: 11 Jul 1922
How:: Burned.

History

Chronology:

1888, Aug Hauled last load of stone from Marquette, MI to Grand Marais for harbor of refuge.

1890 Enrolled Chicago, IL; owned South Side Lumber Co.

1891 Engines replaced with 18 + 34 x 30", 30hp @ 97rpm single steeple compound engine by Manistee Iron Works; One 8 1/2' x 141" @ 110# steam, firebox boiler by Phoenix Iron Works (1887).

1915, Jun 23 Enrolled Chicago; owned Philetus Sawyer Corp.

1916, Aug 25 Owned J.J. Tindall et al, Chicago..

1918, Jan 10 Owned Wells Transit Co., Michigan City, IN; home port Michigan City; 1 deck, 2 masts.

1918 Enrolled Toledo, OH; owned Citizens Sand & Gravel Co., Toledo.

1919, Jun 13 Documents surrendered, Toledo; "Change name of corporate owners".

1922, Jul 11 Burned At Pensylvania Railroad dock, Toledo.

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