CYGNE (1875, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CYGNE
Also known as:
COMO
Year of Build:
1875
Official Number:
71614
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sorel, QUE
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Master Carpenter:
John McCarthy
Original Owner and Location:
Sincennes-McNaughton Line, Montreal, QUE.
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Hull Dimensions
Length:
95'
Beam:
17.2'
Depth:
5.2'
Tonnage (gross):
75
Tonnage (net):
47
History
Chronology:

1875, Jun 16 Built Sorel, QUE; registered Montreal, QUE.

1877 Renamed COMO.

1906 Rig changed to barge.

1916 Final disposition unknown.

Described as "market-boat."

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Bowling Green State University, Historical Collections of the Great Lakes
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
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

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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