MONITOR (1862, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MONITOR
Year of Build:
1862
Official Number:
17119
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, NY
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Note: Steam canal boat.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
95.4'
Beam:
18.4'
Depth:
9.1'
Tonnage (old style):
146
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Tolchester, MD. Chesapeake Bay
Date:
27 Feb 1887
How:
Wrecked.
History
Chronology:

1862 Enrolled Buffalo, NY.

1863 To coast.

1864 Readmeasured 124.68 gross / 83.17 net tons.

1866, Jun 25 Damaged by tornado, Lake Erie.

1867 Home port Philadelphia, PA; 36hp engine.

1884, Jun 2 Aground on an island in Lake Michigan.

1885 Owned Baltimore, MD.

1887, Feb 27 Wrecked Tolchester, MD.

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

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