ZENITH (1895, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ZENITH
Year of Build:
1895
Official Number:
28127
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Benton Harbor, MI
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
E.W. Heath
Original Owner and Location:
Walter H. Singer, Duluth, Minnesota
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
For-and-Aft Compound
# Cylinders:
2
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
18, 36 x 30" engine, 320hp, 120rpm 9 x 14' firebox boiler, 145 pounds steam built by Montague Iron Works, 1895 9' propeller
Hull Dimensions
Length:
83.1'
Beam:
21.5'
Depth:
11' 3"
Tonnage (gross):
95.81
Tonnage (net):
47.91
History
Chronology:

1895, Nov 9 In Duluth drydock to be sheathed with steel for ice

breaking.

1897, Jan 29 Owned White Line Towing Company, Duluth, Minnesota.

1899 Owned W.H. Singer, White Line Towing Company, Duluth.

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

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
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