CROWELL, W.R. (1875, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CROWELL, W.R.
Year of Build:
1875
Official Number:
80531
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, NY
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Gibson & Craig
Original Owner and Location:
Frank Perew, Buffalo, NY.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Hull Dimensions
Length:
74'
Beam:
17.1'
Depth:
8.3'
Tonnage (gross):
57
Tonnage (net):
27
Final Disposition
Final Location:
1 mile off Michigan City, IN.
Lake Michigan.
Date:
3 Dec 1893
How:
Foundered.
Notes:
Lost effort to salvage steamer FRANK W. WHEELER; crew rescued by tug T.T. MORFORD. 1895, Jun Wreck located by fishermen.
History
Chronology:

1879 Owned Fortier & Perew, Buffalo, NY.

1881 Owned James Dempsey, Manistee, MI.

1893, Dec 3 Foundered, Lake Michigan.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit
Newspaper Clippings
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

Agency street/mail address:
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USA
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