GREEN, O.B. (1865, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
GREEN, O.B.
Also known as:
COMMODORE
Year of Build:
1865
Official Number:
18913
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chicago, IL
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
John Gregory
Original Owner and Location:
O.B. Greene, Chicago, IL.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
69.75'
Beam:
14.42'
Depth:
7.75'
Tonnage (gross):
40
Tonnage (net):
20
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Off Chicago, IL.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
11 Mar 1904
How:
Abandoned.
Notes:
Scuttled. 1946 Boneyard at Thessalon, ONT.
History
Chronology:

1865, Jun 13 Enrolled Chicago, IL.

1872 Large repairs.

1880, Sep Sold to George P. Gilmore.

1881, Mar Iced in off Hyde Park, Chicago.

1882 Renamed COMMODORE.

1885 Rebuilt at Manitowoc, WI, may have been lengthened to 69.9'.

1887, Sep Caught fire & burned near Muskegon, MI, Lake Michigan; owned Barry Brothers.

1899 Owned Chicago Dock & Dredge Company, Chicago.

1904, Mar 11 Scuttled, Lake Michigan.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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