ESCORT (1894, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ESCORT
Year of Build:
1894
Official Number:
97010
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Port Colborne, ONT
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Ross
Original Owner:
Carter Brothers
Power
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
18" x ? engine, 130hp, 130rpm, by Collingwood Steam Boat Co., ONT. 6' x 10' firebox boiler, 134 pounds steam, by Waterous Co., Brantford, ONT, 1905.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
44.8'
Beam:
15.5'
Depth:
9.7'
Tonnage (gross):
40
Tonnage (net):
27
History
Chronology:

1899 Owned Carter Brothers, St. Catharines, ONT.

1905 6'x 10' firebox boiler by Waterous Co., Brantford, ONT.

1907 Sunk in collision with barge BENJAMIN HARRISON off Niagara Point.

1908 Rebuilt.

1930 Owned John J. Harrigan, Port Dalhousie, ONT.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
American Bureau of Shipping
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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