INDUSTRY (1897, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
INDUSTRY
Year of Build:
1897
Official Number:
100629
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
West Bay City, MI
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
James Davidson
Original Owner and Location:
Barry Towing & Wrecking Co., Duluth, MN.
Power
Engine Type:
For-and-Aft Compound
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
15, 30 x 26" engines (2) by Frontier Iron Works, Detroit, MI; went into E.M. PIERCE, 1909. 2 x 14' firebox boiler.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
82'
Beam:
21'
Depth:
8'
Tonnage (gross):
80
Tonnage (net):
54
Final Disposition
Date:
1909
How:
Abandoned.
History
Chronology:

1898 Running at Duluth for Davidson in opposition to Inman & Singer fleets.

1899 Owned James Davidson, Duluth, MN.

1900 Owned A.B. Wolvin, Duluth, MN.

1901 Owned Union Towing Co., Duluth, MN.

1907 Owned Great Lakes Towing Co., Cleveland, OH.

1909 Consigned to Cleveland boneyard; machinery into E.M. PIERCE.

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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