DOUGLAS, GEORGE (1880, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
DOUGLAS, GEORGE
Year of Build:
1880
Official Number:
75644
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Thorold, ONT
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
George N. Gardner
Original Owner and Location:
James Munro, St. Catharines, ONT.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
16 x 16, 75hp engine, Hyslop & Co, Chatham, ONT.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
56.6'
Beam:
14.6'
Depth:
6.3'
Tonnage (gross):
42.36
Tonnage (net):
17.85
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Colpoys Bay, Georgian Bay. Lake Huron.
Date:
Nov 1893
How:
Burned.
Notes:
1912 Documents surrendered.
History
Chronology:

1880, May 27 Registered St. Catharines, ONT.

1893, Nov Burned, Colpoy's Bay, ONT, Lake Huron.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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