EMERSON, GEORGE (1888, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
EMERSON, GEORGE
Year of Build:
1888
Official Number:
85843
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, NY
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
George H. Notter
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
16" x 18" engine, 1884. 6' x 11' boiler, 107 # steam, 1884.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
61.6'
Beam:
15.2'
Depth:
6.8'
Tonnage (gross):
35.13
Tonnage (net):
17.57
Final Disposition
Notes:
EMERSON found in 15 feet of water, engine intact & upright. No date or other details.
History
Chronology:

1889 - 99 Owned Charles S. Baker, Superior, WI; later Duluth, MN; rebuilt.

1930 Owned Lake Superior Paper Co., Sault Ste. Marie, ONT; C122437; 61' x 15' x 8'6", 31 gross tons.

1941 Out of Canadian Registry.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
Great Lakes Register
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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