ELK (1892, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ELK
Year of Build:
1892
Official Number:
136333
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Grand Haven, MI
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
F. A. Kirby
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Length:
60'
Beam:
11'
Depth:
4'
Tonnage (gross):
28
Tonnage (net):
14
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Buffalo Harbor, Buffalo, NY.
Lake Erie.
Date:
26 Nov 1895
How:
Collision.
Notes:
Rammed & cut in two by steamer SYRACUSE.
History
Chronology:

1895, Nov 26 Collision, Lake Erie.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Great Lakes Register
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
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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