Northeast Michigan Oral History and Historic Photograph Archive

PORT ELGIN QUEEN (1886, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
PORT ELGIN QUEEN
Year of Build:
1886
Official Number:
90765
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Port Elgin, ONT
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Alfred Hackett
Original Owner and Location:
Christian Hartleib & Peter Wagner, Port Elgin, Ontario
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
12" x 12", 35hp high pressure, non-condensing engine, built at Port Elgin
Hull Dimensions
Length:
52.4'
Beam:
14.4'
Depth:
6.3'
Tonnage (gross):
37
Tonnage (net):
35
Final Disposition
Date:
1938
How:
Dismantled - hull sank
Notes:
No detail
History
Chronology:

1888 Owned P. Wagner, port of hail Goderich, Ontario

1890 Repaired, listed at 43 tons

1892 Owned McKenzie, et.al., Goderich

1894 Listed new engine

1895 Repaired & bottom caulked

1938 Dismantled & hull sunk

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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