ERIE (1875, Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
ERIE
Year of Build:
1875
Official Number:
135271
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Buffalo, NY
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Union Dry Dock Co.
Power
Propulsion:
Screw
Engine Type:
High Pressure (including HPNC)
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
# Propellers:
1
Propulsion Notes:
21 x 25" engine, 300hp, 100rpm by David Bell Engine Works, Buffalo, NY 1876.
Hull Dimensions
Length:
75'
Beam:
16.6'
Depth:
9'
Tonnage (gross):
57.75
Tonnage (net):
28.87
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Van Buren Point, Near Dunkirk, NY.
Lake Erie.
How:
Stranded.
Notes:
Ran on rocks & sank.
History
Chronology:

1879 Owned Anchor Line, Erie, PA.

1883, Aug 24 Ran into by steam yacht LENA KNOBLOCH in Erie harbor; sank at dock.

1887, Apr Rebuilt & reboilered, Union Dry Dock, Buffalo, NY.

1899 Owned W.H. Hall, Erie, PA.

1899, May 18 Stranded Lake Erie.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Brendon Baillod
Donald V. Baut
Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory
Great Lakes Register
Newspaper Clippings
David Swayze Shipwreck Database
U. S. Merchant Vessels
Contact
Contact us:
Test 4 Walter
 database@wisconsinmaritime.org
 
https://www.wisconsinmaritime.org

 

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ERIE (1875, Tug (Towboat))