MILWAUKEE (1889, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MILWAUKEE
Year of Build:
1889
Official Number:
92099
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sheboygan, WI
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Rieboldt & Wolter
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
20 1/2" x 24", 360hp @ 125rpm engine built Vulcan Iron Works, Chicago, IL. 7'6" x 13', 118 psi firebox boiler, R. Davis & Co, Milwaukee, WI.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
64.7'
Beam:
18'
Depth:
11.2'
Tonnage (gross):
52.22
Tonnage (net):
26.11
Final Disposition
Date:
1925
How:
Abandoned.
History
Chronology:

1889 Built by Rieboldt & Wolter, Sheboygan, WI.

1891 Owned W. Starke, Milwaukee.

1897 Owned & managed Conrad Neiderman, Milwaukee.

1906 Owned C.H. Starke Dredge & Dock Co, Milwaukee; rebuilt Manitowoc, WI, 70' x 23.5' x 11.2'; 82 gross tons.

1906, Jun 12 Collision with steamer MINNEAPOLIS, Buffalo, NY.

1908 Owned & managed Conrad Neiderman, Milwaukee.

1911 Owned C.H. Starke Dredge & Dock Co.

1923 Owned Great Lakes Dredge Co, Chicago, IL.

1925 Abandoned.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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