FOX, HATTIE A. (1882, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FOX, HATTIE A.
Also known as:
MENTOR
Year of Build:
1882
Official Number:
95706
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Saugatuck, MI
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
John B. Martel
Original Owner:
Harry Fox & Co.
Ownership Notes:
Harry Fox Charles Fitzsimmons Charles J. Connell
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Length:
52.9'
Beam:
15.6'
Depth:
6.7'
Tonnage (gross):
22.97
Tonnage (net):
11.5
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Chicago, IL.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
14 Jul 1908
How:
Burned.
History
Chronology:

Intended to be called LORENA.

1882, Jul 19 First enrolled Chicago, IL.

1884, Feb Renamed MENTOR.

1890 Owned Fitzsimmons & Connell Co., Chicago.

1905, Aug Owned A. Green, Hancock, MI; rebuilt as wrecking scow, Portage Lake.

1908, Jul 14 Burned at Chicago, Total loss.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Great Lakes Register
Inland Lloyds’ Marine Directory
C. Patrick Labadie
William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit
Newspaper Clippings
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Peter J. VanderLinden
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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