MAGDALENA (1874, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MAGDALENA
Year of Build:
1874
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, NY
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Sutton & Bros.
Power
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
Propulsion Notes:
12" x 15" engine; 25hp by Sutton Bros.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
48'
Beam:
12'
Depth:
5.6'
Tonnage (gross):
18.73
Tonnage (net):
12.74
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Grant's Island, North Channel.
Lake Huron.
Date:
16 Nov 1888
How:
Wrecked.
Notes:
Driven ashore in a gale & wrecked.
History
Chronology:

1874 Built Buffalo by Sutton & Bros.

1877 Rebuilt.

1878, Apr 4 Registered Collingwood, ONT, C71115, owned James & Charles Noble.

1884 Owned Canadian Pacific Railroad; homeport Algoma Mills, ONT.

1888, Nov 16 Wrecked, Lake Huron.

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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211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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