AINSLEE (1892, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
AINSLEE
Year of Build:
1892
Official Number:
94765
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Owen Sound, ONT
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
John Simpson
Built on Bottom of:
TUG RICHARD S. KING (1883)
Original Owner and Location:
Rixon, Ainslee & Stoddart Lumber Co., Owen Sound
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
Steeple Compound
# Cylinders:
2
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
14 & 27 X 20" engine from Kelley, Berkett Engine Works of Hamilton, ONT. 230hp @ 120rpm Firebox boiler, 6.6 X 11.6 ft.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
70'
Beam:
16'
Depth:
8.9'
Tonnage (gross):
59
Tonnage (net):
40
Final Disposition
Final Location:
South Bay, ONT., Georgian Bay.
Lake Huron.
Date:
Aug 1898
How:
Burned.
History
Chronology:

1898 Owned Maitland & Rixon, Owen Sound, ONT.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Great Lakes Register
Public Archives of Canada
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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