CAMPBELL, PEARL B. (1883, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
CAMPBELL, PEARL B.
Year of Build:
1883
Official Number:
150296
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Saugatuck, MI
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
John B. Martel
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Hull Dimensions
Length:
55.2'
Beam:
15.8'
Depth:
6.9'
Tonnage (gross):
22.22
Tonnage (net):
11.11
Final Disposition
Final Location:
20 miles off Huron Island, round Keweenaw Point.
Lake Superior.
Date:
9 Dec 1895
How:
Sunk, overwelmed by ice.
Notes:
Enroute to Duluth, MN from MOONLIGHT - H.A. KENT salvage expedition; loss of 7 lives.
History
Chronology:

1891, Apr 21 Owned Inman Fleet, Duluth, MN, handling Porter Bros. dump scows.

1892, Feb 16 New deck, rails, house & raise decks 6".

1893, Aug 24 Under lease to Williams, Dougherty & Upham, Duluth.

1895, Dec 9 Lost.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Northeast Minnesota Historical College, Duluth
Newspaper Clippings
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
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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