FRED AND WILL (1867, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FRED AND WILL
Year of Build:
1867
Official Number:
9719
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, NY
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
S. Carroll
Location of Original Owner:
Buffalo, NY.
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (gross):
10.18
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Sand Island, Apostles Group.
Lake Superior.
Date:
14 Oct 1878
How:
Burned.
Final Cargo:
None.
Notes:
Wrecked, sunk by boiler explosion; three crew swam ashore between York & Sand Island.
History
Chronology:

1867, Aug Capsized at Buffalo, Lake Erie; recovered.

1878, Oct 14 Wrecked, Lake Superior.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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