DAVIS, CAL (1873, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
DAVIS, CAL
Year of Build:
1873
Official Number:
125282
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, NY
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Carroll Brothers
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
17" x 19" engine. 5.5 x 11' at 100# steam tubular boiler, Riter Boiler Works.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
57.6'
Beam:
14.4'
Depth:
6.6'
Tonnage (gross):
24.87
Tonnage (net):
12
Final Disposition
Final Location:
East China, MI near Marine City, MI.
Lake St. Clair.
Date:
1890
How:
Burned.
History
Chronology:

1876 Owned Navaugh, et al, Toledo, OH.

1877, Aug 22 Inspected; owned Davis Brothers, Toledo, OH.

1879 Owned Navaugh, et al, Toledo, OH.

1883 Rebuilt.

1884 Owned Doville, Cleveland, OH.

1888 / 89 Rebuilt, Smith yard, Algonac, MI.

1889, Apr 30 Enrolled Port Huron, MI; owned Charles Schunk; 57.6 x 14.4 x 6.6', 24 gross tons.

1889, Oct 9 Burned to water's edge at East China; owned Algonac, MI.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit
Loudon G. Wilson
Contact
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Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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