BERWICK (1894, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BERWICK
Also known as:
BURAS
Year of Build:
1894
Official Number:
3631
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Saugatuck, MI
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Ralph C. Brittain
Original Owner:
Ralph C. Brittain
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
16 hp engine, 8 x 10" cylinder, 4' x 8' boiler.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
52.2'
Beam:
14'
Depth:
3.9'
Tonnage (gross):
24.58
Tonnage (net):
20.07
History
Chronology:

1895 Registered Grand Haven, MI.

1894, Nov Left Chicago for New Orleans by way of Mississippi River. Arrived Berwick, LA late January, 1895. 106 days en route.

1895, Nov Sold to Berwick parties.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
Great Lakes Register
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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