ACME (1893, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ACME
Year of Build:
1893
Official Number:
107039
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, NY
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
O'Grady & Maher
Original Owner and Location:
Maytham Tug Line, Buffalo, NY
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
HPNC engine 22 X 26", 500 hp at 120 rpm by Sutton Bros., Buffalo 1893. l firebox boiler 8'6" x 14', 125# by Riter Bros., Buffalo 1892.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
66.8'
Beam:
17'
Depth:
9.6'
Tonnage (gross):
58.52
Tonnage (net):
29.26
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Buffalo, NY, Lake Erie.
Date:
15 Apr 1902
How:
Wreck
Notes:
Run down by WILKESBARRE, sunk and declared a total loss, early spring.
History
Chronology:

1893 July 17 First enrolled Buffalo, NY.

1899 Maytham Tug Line, Buffalo, NY.

1900 Great Lakes Towing Co., Buffalo.

Date Unknown Owned Hand & Johnson Tug Line, Buffalo, NY.

1902 Wrecked at Buffalo, NY.

1907 August 17 Documents surrendered, Buffalo.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
Great Lakes Register
Newspaper Clippings
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Peter J. VanderLinden
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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