AJAX (1862, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
AJAX
Year of Build:
1862
Official Number:
397
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Cleveland, OH
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Roderick Calkins
Original Owner and Location:
Winslow & Egan, Chicago, IL
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
312hp.
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
55
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Saginaw Bay.
Lake Huron.
Date:
1872
How:
Burned.
History
Chronology:

1864 Same owners.

1866 Green et al, Cleveland, OH.

1868 Reportedly sold to Canadian parties, renamed NEW DOMINION.

1871 Owned Cleveland.

1872 Owned Winslows, Cleveland, OH.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database
Lytle List
Newspaper Clippings
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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