BROWN, WILLIE (1871, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BROWN, WILLIE
Year of Build:
1871
Official Number:
80317
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, NY
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
George H. Notter
Original Owner and Location:
Vessel Owners Towing Co., Chicago, IL.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
14" cylinder by 16" stroke, 180hp at 140rpm engine, Whitman & Co. Buffalo, NY (1871)
Hull Dimensions
Length:
47'
Beam:
13'
Depth:
6'
Tonnage (gross):
19
Tonnage (net):
10
History
Chronology:

1878 Repaired, same owners.

1884 Owned C.B. Curtis, Bay City, MI.

1887, Apr Capsized at shipyard, Bay City; new boiler, 5'6" x 9' from Wildman Bros., Saginaw, MI.

1889, Dec 6 Burned at East Saginaw.

1891, Apr 18 Owned A.C. McLean, Saginaw.

1891, Apr 27 Sunk in Saginaw River.

1899 Owned Bridges & McLean, Saginaw.

1909 Owned Rebecca L. Fletcher, Bay City.

1917 Owned James Davidson, Bay City.

1930 Owned James E. & Edward C. Davidson, Bay City.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
American Bureau of Shipping
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
Newspaper Clippings
Lorne Joyce
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
(989)356-6188
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