AIKENS, W.J. (1874, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
AIKENS, W.J.
Year of Build:
1874
Official Number:
71247
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, NY
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Geo. H. Notter
Location of Original Owner:
Toronto
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Steeple Compound
# Cylinders:
2
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
Engine & Firebox Boiler from Sutton Brothers, Buffalo. 14", 25" X 18" - engine. 5'6" X 11" Firebox boiler.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
60'
Beam:
15'
Depth:
6.5'
Tonnage (gross):
41.82
Tonnage (net):
25
Final Disposition
Date:
11 Apr 1922
How:
Condemned, register closed.
History
Chronology:

1878 Owned Wm. J. Aikens, Dunville, ONT; registered Toronto, ONT.

1879 Owned Wm. J. Aikens et al, Toronto, ONT.

1882 Owned John Miller, Toronto, ONT.

1898, Jun 9 Owned Joseph Ganley.

1899 Owned Krieg & Co., Collingwood, ONT.

1899, Apr. 27 Owned Herbert Clelland, Collingwood, ONT.

1899, Nov 20 Owned James Murphy, Fort William, ONT.

1900, Apr 23 D.C. Graham & James Murphy.

1901, Jan 14 Lake Superior Towing Co.

1922, Apr 11 Ship condemned some years ago, register closed.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Canadian Registers
Canadian Sessional Papers
Great Lakes Register
Inland Lloyds’ Marine Directory
Public Archives of Canada
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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