NICE, JOHN (1877, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
NICE, JOHN
Also known as:
GRACE A. RUELLE
Year of Build:
1877
Official Number:
75977
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, NY
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
G. Notter
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Length:
39'
Beam:
12'
Depth:
6'
Tonnage (gross):
14
Tonnage (net):
7
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Near Port Austin, MI, Saginaw Bay.
Lake Huron.
Date:
29 Jul 1899
How:
Foundered.
Notes:
One life lost, crew rescued by DAVID W. RUST.
History
Chronology:

1878 Owned Grand Island, NY.

1884 Owned Arthur L. Jones, Tonawanda, NY.

1885 Owned Cooley.

1888, Aug 7 Owned James Richards, Port Huron, MI.

1888, Sep 1 Owned Moses R. Carlson.

1889, Aug 16 Owned Charles Sheldon.

1890 Owned Alexander Ruelle; rebuilt; name changed to GRACE A. RUELLE, Detroit, MI; 12" x 12" high pressure engine, Sutton Bros, Buffalo; 4 1/2' x 8' firebox boiler.

1899, Jul 29 Foundered.

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