BARDON, JAMES (1879, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BARDON, JAMES
Year of Build:
1879
Official Number:
76625
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Lockport, NY
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Hull Number:
7
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
25hp.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
68.8'
Beam:
14.7'
Depth:
7.3'
Tonnage (gross):
51.30
Tonnage (net):
26.17
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Fond du Lac, MN.
Lake Superior.
Date:
10 Nov 1890
How:
Burned to water's edge.
Notes:
Rebuilt Duluth, MN as tug CORONA (1892).
History
Chronology:

Sister to GENERAL J.H. HAMMOND

1886, May 21 First inspected.

1886, Jun 18 Enrolled Duluth, MN, owned Emily Chambers, Fond du Lac, MN.

1888 Entirely refitted.

1889, Feb 13 Owned Alphonse Ruevard, Duluth, MN.

1890, Nov 10 Burned to water's edge; owned A. Guerard, Duluth.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Newspaper Clippings
Marine Directory, R. L. Polk Co., Detroit
H. G. Runge Collection, Milwaukee Public Library
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Peter J. VanderLinden
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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