ERIE (1888, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ERIE
Also known as:
WILLIAM J. SCOTT
Year of Build:
1888
Official Number:
135978
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sandusky, OH
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Length:
56'
Beam:
16'
Depth:
6'
Tonnage (gross):
21
Tonnage (net):
10
History
Chronology:

1887, Apr 26 Enrolled Sandusky; first boat on Sandusky - Cedar Point run; towed scow.

1899 Owned W.E. Bense, Port Clinton, OH.

1909 Repowered; 14 x 18" HPNC engine from H.G. Trout, Buffalo, NY; one 9'6" x 11' scotch boiler, 175# steam from Kung Boiler Works, Toledo, OH.

1930 Owned R. Bell Fish Co., Port Clinton.

1935 Taken to Philidelphia, PA via New York State Barge Canal.

1940, Apr 22 Renamed WILLIAM J. SCOTT; converted to diesel.

1969, Mar or Apr Abandoned.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
American Bureau of Shipping
Brendon Baillod
Beesons Marine Directory
Great Lakes Register
William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit
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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