MAXWELL, WILLIAM (1883, Fish Tug)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MAXWELL, WILLIAM
Year of Build:
1883
Official Number:
80963
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chicago, IL
Vessel Type:
Fish Tug
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
J.P. Smith
Original Owner and Location:
W.V. Booth & Co., Chicago, IL.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
13 X 14" engine, 160 hp @ 150 rpm by R. Tarrant Works, Chicago, IL, 1883. 4'6" X 10' firebox boiler @ 90# steam by J. Clark & Co., Baltimore, MD, 1883.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
66.7'
Beam:
17'
Depth:
6.9'
Tonnage (gross):
43
Tonnage (net):
21
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Southeast shore Thunder Bay Island.
Lake Huron.
Date:
15 Sep 1908
Final Depth:
10''
How:
Wrecked.
Final Cargo:
Fish, fishing equipment.
GPS:
Latitude: N 45 degrees 01.990' Longitude: W 83 degrees 11.493'
Notes:
Lost in storm.
History
Chronology:

1883, Dec 20 Repaired.

1899 Owned Booth Packing Co, Chicago, IL.

1899, Apr 26 Arrived Alpena, MI from AuSable to fish here.

1900, Oct 20 Fire in hold.

1905, Nov 1 Owned Huron Fish Co.

1908 Owned Herbert J. Knight.

1908, Sep 19 Wrecked Lake Huron.

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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