GREGORY, JOHN (1878, Tug (Towboat))

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Power

Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:: 1
# Boilers:: 1
# Propellers:: 1
Propulsion Notes:: 24 x 24" 325hp at 125rpm by Tarrant Engine Works, Chicago. This engine came out of Goodrich Steamer UNION, built in 1861. 7'6" x 14' firebox boiler by Variety Iron Works, Cleveland, OH.

Hull Dimensions

Final Disposition

Final Location:: Off Cleveland Harbor.
Lake Erie.
Date:: 13 Nov 1904
How:: Capsized.
Notes:: Capsized & sank in gale entering harbor; one life lost. 1899, Mar Wheel sold at auction.

History

Chronology:

1878, Sep 10 Enrolled Milwaukee, WI; used in harbor towing.

1879 Owned Brecklett, Green Bay, WI.

1883, Aug Purchased by Rand & Burger, Manitowoc, WI for wrecking purposes in connection with dry dock.

1887, May 9 Purchased by George Anderson et al, Cleveland Towing Co., Cleveland, OH.

1899 Owned L.P. & J.A. Smith, Cleveland.

1904, Nov 13 Sank.

Notes