EDSON, C.R. (1889, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
EDSON, C.R.
Also known as:
ALBATROSS
Year of Build:
1889
Official Number:
126543
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, OH
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Louis Brooks
Original Owner:
D. Connelly
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
For-and-Aft Compound
# Cylinders:
2
# Boilers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
11 + 20 x 14", 195hp at 135rpm, by Clough, Witt & Co., Cleveland, OH, 1889. 6'6" x 9', 150 # steam.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
63.6'
Beam:
15.6'
Depth:
7.6'
Tonnage (gross):
40
Tonnage (net):
27
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Fairport, OH.
Lake Erie.
How:
Abandoned.
Notes:
1964 Burned.
History
Chronology:

1889, Apr 12 Enrolled Cleveland; fastest tug the Lakes.

1899 Owned W.H. Crangle.

1916 Renamed ALBATROSS.

1930 Owned American Construction Co., Cleveland, OH.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
American Bureau of Shipping
Donald V. Baut
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit
Newspaper Clippings
Contact
Contact
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Website:
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USA
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