MAYFLOWER (1864, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MAYFLOWER
Also known as:
LAVENDER
Year of Build:
1864
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Philadelphia, PA
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
# Propellers:
1
Hull Dimensions
Length:
112'
Beam:
22'
Depth:
7.6'
Tonnage (old style):
173
Final Disposition
Final Location:
North Carolina.
Atlantic Ocean.
Date:
12 Jun 1864
How:
Wrecked.
Notes:
Stranded & wrecked.
History
Chronology:

1864, May 20 Purchased by U.S. Navy; ordered to Charleston, NC for duty with South Atlantic Blockading Squadron.

1864, Jun 11 Departed Delaware.

1864, Jun 12 Struck reef in squall off North Carolina; wrecked.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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