WHALEN, EDWARD C. (1913, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WHALEN, EDWARD C.
Also known as:
MCLEAN, JOHN;ADANAC III
Year of Build:
1913
Official Number:
134013
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Port Arthur, ONT
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Additional vessel types:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Steel
Builder Name:
Western Dry Dock & Ship Building Co., Ltd.
Original Owner and Location:
Great Lakes Dredging Co., Ltd., Port Arthur
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Length:
76'
Beam:
19'
Depth:
10'
Tonnage (gross):
113
History
Chronology:

1920 Owned Great Lakes Dredging & Contracting Co., Ltd., Ottawa, ONT.

1938 Owned Consolidated Dredging Co., Ltd., Toronto, ONT.

1947, Oct 17 McKeller River, struck a bank, sunk and raised, (1 life lost)

1954, Jun 8 Stranded off the mouth of Barchawana River, ONT, Lake Superior.

1954, Jun 13 Released.

1954, Jun Foundered while in tow off Corbiel Point, Lake Superior.

1955, Mar 7 Register closed.

1957, Jul 5 Raised, towed to Fort William, ONT.

1957 Owned A.B. McLean & Sons, Ltd., Sault Ste. Marie, ONT; towed to Sault Ste. Marie, ONT; hull stripped & sunk in McLean's slip.

1958 Raised for Conversion to diesel tug; conversion complete 1966; renamed JOHN MCLEAN.

1966 Rebuilt at Sault Ste. Marie, ONT; 80.25 x 19 x 9.66', 108 gross tons.

1994 Owned Purvis Marine, Ltd., Sault Ste. Marie, ONT.

1995 Renamed ADANAC III.

1996 Repowered with the engine from ROD MCLEAN.

1998 Rebuilt.

2003 In service as ADANAC III.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
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Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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