MORTON, MINNIE (1871, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MORTON, MINNIE
Year of Build:
1871
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Amherstburg (Malden), ONT
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
John Jones
Original Owner and Location:
Hackett, Malden, ONT.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
# Propellers:
1
Hull Dimensions
Length:
55'
Beam:
10'
Depth:
6'
Tonnage (gross):
28
Tonnage (net):
18
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Bois Blanc Island.
Lake Erie.
Date:
2 Oct 1881
Final Depth:
25'
How:
Wrecked by logs.
Notes:
Log raft towed by tug JOHN OWEN broke apart & wrecked MORTON that had been working on raising the tug MARTIN SWAIN.
History
Chronology:

1871, Aug 23 Charteared by Rondeau Harbor of Refuge Co.

1879 Owned A. Kebille, Amherstburg, ONT.

1881, Oct 2 Wrecked; owned Odette & Wherry, Windsor, ONT.

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

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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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