FALKEN (1895, Tug (Towboat))

Also known as:

SOUTHEAST SHOAL NO. 18;NO. 18;GERONIMO;TIPPERARY

Year of Build:

1895

Built at:

Christiana, NORWAY

Vessel Type:

Tug (Towboat)

Hull Materials:

Iron

Number of Decks:

1

Location of Original Owner:

Norway.

Propulsion:

Screw

Propulsion Notes:

300hp engine.

Length:

86.5'

Beam:

17'

Depth:

9.1'

Tonnage (gross):

94

Tonnage (net):

38

Final Location:

Pentwater, MI.
Lake Michigan.

Date:

1948

How:

Scrapped.

1909 Purchased by Canadian Ministry of Marine & Fisheries for use as lightship; C121459, renamed SOUTH EAST SHOAL NO 18.

1927 Owned McQueen Marine, Amhurstburg, ONT; renamed GERONIMO.

1931 Seized for violation of Prohibition Law on Lake Michigan; sold at Detroit, MI for $400; US230550, renamed TIPPERARY; owned William J. Meagher, Bay City, MI.

1931 Owned William J. Meagher, Bay City, MI.

1946 Owned Filer Fiber Co., Muskegon, MI.

1947 Dismantled.

From the Collection of:

C. Patrick Labadie

Sources:

Great Lakes Register

William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit

H. G. Runge Collection, Milwaukee Public Library