FOLGER, F.A. (1881, Tug (Towboat))

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Power

Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:: 1
# Propellers:: 1
Propulsion Notes:: 20 1/4 x 18" stroke, 85hp engine by King & Co., Oswego, NY, 1863.

Hull Dimensions

Final Disposition

Final Location:: Near Courtright, ONT.
St. Clair River.
Date:: 9 Sep 1889
How:: Burned.
Notes:: Fire discovered in engine room while upbound; abandoned. 1897, Dec 20 Registry closed.

History

Chronology:

1885, Jul 22 Owned John Price, Port Stanley, ONT.

1889, Sep 9 Burned, St. Clair River.

Notes

From the Collection of:: C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:: Canadian Registers; Newspaper Clippings; Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley

Contact

Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library

Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:

Agency street/mail address:

211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188

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