MASON, W.G. (1898, Tug (Towboat))

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Port Huron, MI
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat); Note: One stack
Hull Materials:: Wood
Number of Decks:: 1
Builder Name:: Jenks Shipbuilding Company
Master Carpenter:: A.M. Carpenter
Original Owner and Location:: Jenks Shipbuilding Company, Port Huron, Michigan

Power

Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: Triple Expansion
# Cylinders:: 3
# Boilers:: 1
# Propellers:: 1
Propulsion Notes:: Engine: 14, 22.5 & 36 x 28"; 900 hp. Firebox boiler; 10 x 14'; 20#.

Hull Dimensions

Final Disposition

Final Location:: Rogers City, MI,
Lake Huron.
Date:: 1926
How:: abandoned
Notes:: Abandoned & dismantled. 1926, Dec 21 Documents surrendered Port Huron.

History

Chronology:

Built for ice crushing & heavy towing.

1898, Sep 9 Launched.

1899 Owned Hand & Johnson Tug Line, Buffalo, NY.

1900, Mar 15 Owned Maytham Wrecking & Towing Company, Buffalo, NY.

1901, Aug 9 Chartered Donnelly Contracting Company.

1905, Jan Wheel repaired.

1913 Owned Michigan Limestone & Chemical Company, Rogers City, MI.

1926 Abandoned & dismantled, Rogers City, MI.

1926, December 21 Documents surrendered, Port Huron

Notes