ECHO (1866, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ECHO
Also known as:
CHASSELL, JOHN
Year of Build:
1866
Official Number:
75352
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Sugar Island, Chippewa County, MI
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Jesse W. Church
Original Owner and Location:
Jesse W. Church, Sugar Island, MI.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
# Propellers:
1
Hull Dimensions
Length:
44'
Beam:
8.5'
Depth:
3.75'
Tonnage (gross):
18
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Portage Entry.
Lake Superior.
How:
Fire.
History
Chronology:

1867 Added octogonal pilot house.

1870 Owned Sheldon Brothers, Portage Lake, MI; used as excursion boat; renamed JOHN CHASSELL.

1876, Oct 23 Destroyed by fire.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Bowling Green State University, Historical Collections of the Great Lakes
David Swayze Shipwreck Database
Contact
Contact us:
Test 4 Walter
 database@wisconsinmaritime.org
 
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org

 

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ECHO (1866, Tug (Towboat))