Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Relief (Tug), 7 Jan 1881

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Vermillion, Jan 6. -- J. C. Gilchrist & Co., have purchased the tug RELIEF from Evans & Son, of Tonawanda, for $8,000 cash. The RELIEF is 140 feet keel and 24 feet beam. She will be used to tow the schooners MARSH, FITZHUGH, HAVANA, and FLORIDA, in the iron trade.
      Cleveland Herald
      Friday, January 7, 1881

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RELIEF, 267 tons. Built Buffalo, April 1855 by Van Slyke & Notter. Owned by Gilchrist et al. Home port, Vermillion. Valued at $12,000. Class A 2½. Remarks - Tug - Arches inside '76 - New deck & engine '80.
      Inland Lloyds Vessel Classification, 1882

Media Type
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Newspaper
Item Type
Clippings
Notes
new owners
Date of Original
1881
Subject(s)
Tugs
Relief (Tug)
Local identifier
McN.E.8877
Language of Item
English
Donor
William R. McNeil
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Relief (Tug), 7 Jan 1881