Northeast Michigan Oral History and Historic Photograph Archive

KINGFISHER (1886, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
KINGFISHER
Year of Build:
1886
Official Number:
90554
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Port Burwell, ONT
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
John E. Reede
Original Owner and Location:
William Y. Emery, Port Burwell, ONT.
Power
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
8 1/2 X 10" engine, 6 hp by Wm. Palson & Co., Toronto, ONT.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
46'
Beam:
10.7'
Depth:
4.9'
Tonnage (gross):
13.8
Tonnage (net):
9.4
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Lake Erie.
Date:
1895
How:
Fire.
Notes:
Burned to total Loss.
History
Chronology:

1895, May 27 Registry closed, broken up.

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
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