MASON, E.L. (1881, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
MASON, E.L.
Also known as:
STONE, ELLA G.
Year of Build:
1881
Official Number:
135527
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Algonac, MI
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Note: Plain head & round stern
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Abram Smith
Original Owner and Location:
J.B. Smith, L'Anse, Michigan
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
Engine: 18 x 20" Steel boiler: 6.5 x 13'; 100#.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
69'
Beam:
15'
Depth:
9'
Tonnage (gross):
42.45
Tonnage (net):
21.23
Final Disposition
Final Location:
West Duluth, Minnesota
Lake Superior
Date:
12 Oct 1918
How:
Burned
GPS:
Latitude: 46 degrees 43' 24" N Longitude: 92 degrees 09' 03"W
Notes:
Burned in Cloquet Fire 1918, Dec 18 Documents surrendered, Duluth.
History
Chronology:

1881, Sep 14 Enrolled Marquette, Michigan.

1882, Oct 28 Owned Ezra T. Williams, L'Anse, Michigan.

1883, Jul 14 Owned Duluth & Iron Range Railroad Company, Duluth,

Minnesota; renamed ELLA G. STONE.

1883 Major repairs; ran general service by Duluth & Agate Bay,

MN.

1898, Mar 16 Owned Ezra T. Williams et.al., Chicago, IL.

1902, Mar 28 Owned Lake Superior Contracting & Dredging Company,

Duluth.

1906, Apr 6 Owned Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, New Jersey &

Oscar Jorsch, Duluth.

1907, Aug 17 Owne Northern Dredge Company, Duluth.

1908, Jan 13 Owned Northern Dredge & Dock Company, Duluth.

1918, Oct 12 Burned West Duluth in Cloquet Fire.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
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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