MURPHY, PADDY (1882, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MURPHY, PADDY
Year of Build:
1882
Official Number:
150271
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Saugatuck, MI
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
John B. Martel
Original Owner and Location:
Patrick Murphy & Henry Gilman, Chicago, IL.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Length:
68.8'
Beam:
17.4'
Depth:
8.9'
Tonnage (gross):
42.21
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Dover Bay, Cleveland Area.
Lake Erie.
Date:
23 Apr 1888
How:
Burned.
Notes:
Burned while towing in schooner REPUBLIC to Lorain, OH.
History
Chronology:

1882, Sep Launched at Saugatuck, MI, built for towing at Chicago, IL.

1888 Owned Thomas Axworthy, Cleveland, OH.

1888, Apr 23 Caught fire off Dover Bay, west of Cleveland & burned to the waters edge.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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