Northeast Michigan Oral History and Historic Photograph Archive

GEYSER (1886, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
GEYSER
Also known as:
SWENIE, D.J.
Year of Build:
1886
Official Number:
200602
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Chicago, IL
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Note: Fire Tug.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Miller Brothers
Original Owner and Location:
Chicago Fire Department, Chicago, IL.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
# Cylinders:
2
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
20", 20" x 20" engines. 11'6" x 16' boiler. 8' screw 12' pitch.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
98.2'
Beam:
23.4'
Depth:
10.4'
Tonnage (gross):
143
Tonnage (net):
71
Final Disposition
Date:
1928
How:
Abandoned.
History
Chronology:

1886, Jul Launched.

1928 Abandoned.

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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