WILLIAM D. (1892, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
WILLIAM D.
Year of Build:
1892
Official Number:
81392
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Ashtabula, OH
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
J.G. Laird
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
22 x 24", 425hp at 130rpm engine by McKinnon Iron Works, Ashtabula, Ohio (1892) 8 x 14' firebox boiler at 140 pounds steam by Riter Brothers, Buffalo, New York
Hull Dimensions
Length:
70'
Beam:
19.2'
Depth:
7'
Tonnage (gross):
51
Tonnage (net):
25
Final Disposition
Date:
1911
How:
Abandoned
History
Chronology:

1899 Owned Ashtabula Tug Company

1900, August Owned Great Lakes Towing Company; capsized in collision

with steamer WAWATAM at Ashtabula; one life lost

1911 Abandoned

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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