DOWNEY, ROBERT (1893, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
DOWNEY, ROBERT
Also known as:
BRAZIER, G.M.
Year of Build:
1893
Official Number:
111037
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, NY
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Hinston & Woods
Ownership Notes:
Appears to have been owned by the builders originally.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
16" x 16", 75hp engine, Eagle Ironworks, Buffalo, NY, 1893. 5' x 11'7", 138# marine boiler.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
52.7'
Beam:
14.7'
Depth:
6.8'
Tonnage (gross):
25
Tonnage (net):
12
History
Chronology:

1899 Owned E.J. Hingston, Buffalo, NY.

1903 Recieved 125# firebox boiler, by Oldman Boiler Works.

1908 Renamed G.M. BRAZIER, C141672.

1921 Rebuilt & engine rebuilt.

1930 Owned C.S. Boone Dredging Co., Ltd., Toronto, ONT.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
American Bureau of Shipping
Donald V. Baut
Great Lakes Register
Contact
Contact
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