CHARLES D. (1894, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CHARLES D.
Year of Build:
1894
Official Number:
127273
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Indian River, MI
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Dagwell boat yard
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Hull Dimensions
Length:
60'
Beam:
14' 7"
Depth:
4'
Tonnage (gross):
25
Tonnage (net):
23
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Indian River, MI, near I-75.
Michigan.
How:
Abandoned & burned.
Notes:
Boiler & engine removed; "remains lie just downstream from I-75 bridge on east side of river.
History
Chronology:

Built to run inland route from Cheboygan, MI to Odin, MI (Mullet, Burt, & Crooked Lakes).

1906 Dropped from documentation.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Bowling Green State University, Historical Collections of the Great Lakes
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
Ralph K. Roberts
Lorne Joyce
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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