DAVIDSON, FRED (1887, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
DAVIDSON, FRED
Year of Build:
1887
Official Number:
92302
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Penetang, ONT
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
J. Storey
Original Owner and Location:
David Davidson, Collingwood, ONT.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
12 x 14", 10hp engine, Jas. Doty.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
62'
Beam:
15'
Depth:
7'
Tonnage (gross):
43
Tonnage (net):
29
Final Disposition
Final Location:
North of Pte au Baril, Georgian Bay.
Lake Huron.
Date:
4 Sep 1916
How:
Storm.
Notes:
Foundered, total loss; no lives lost.
History
Chronology:

1916, Sep 4 Foundered in storm, Lake Huron.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Canadian Registers
C. Patrick Labadie
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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