ARBUTUS (1887, Tug (Towboat))

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Identification

Vessel name:: ARBUTUS
Year of Build:: 1887
Official Number:: 92642

Construction and Ownership

Built at:: Wallaceburg, ONT
Vessel Type:: Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:: Wood
Number of Decks:: 1
Builder Name:: Wm J. McDonnell (McDonald)
Original Owner and Location:: Wm Patterson, Wallaceburg, ONT

Power

Propulsion:: Screw
Engine Type:: High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:: 1
# Boilers:: 1
# Propellers:: 1
Propulsion Notes:: 12 x 14" engine built by Parkinson & Delgarno, Chatham.

Hull Dimensions

Length:: 63'
Beam:: 14.8'
Depth:: 7'
Tonnage (gross):: 49.49
Tonnage (net):: 33.65

Final Disposition

Final Location:: Near Dear Park, MI about 10 miles northeast of Grand Marais.
Lake Superior.
Date:: 24 Nov 1921
How:: Foundered.
Final Cargo:: Illegal liquor.
Notes:: Enroute from Marquette to Canadian Soo; no casualties.

History

Chronology:

1891, Dec 02 Burned, Wallaceburg, ONT dock; owned William Patterson.

1903 Transferred to Owen Sound.

c1920 Owned Marin Tug Co., Fort William, ONT.

1920, Nov 22 Seized Eagle Harbor, MI by US Customs for carrying liquor; taken to Marquette. Released to Canadian bank holding morgage, sold to (E.) A. Fader, Ft William.

1921, Nov 24 Wrecked.

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