EDITH (1878, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
EDITH
Year of Build:
1878
Official Number:
135355
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Saugatuck, MI
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
R.C. Brittain
Original Owner:
R.C. Brittain
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
# Propellers:
1
Hull Dimensions
Length:
40'
Beam:
10'
Depth:
3.3'
Tonnage (gross):
15.46
Tonnage (net):
7.73
History
Chronology:

First boat built at Saugatuck, MI by Brittain.

1879 Sold by Brittain to Milwaukee, WI parties.

1884 Fish tug owned A. Booth, Escanaba, MI.

1885 Rigistered Chicago, IL.

1887, Dec 23 Feared lost from Two Rivers, WI. with six men.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Newspaper Clippings
H. G. Runge Collection, Milwaukee Public Library
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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