Registry and Rig Information |
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| Name
|
SHEARWATER |
| Registry
|
U.S. |
| Official Number
|
U.S.B.F. |
| Rig
|
Tug |
Dimensions and Tonnage |
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| Length
|
85.00 |
| Width
|
18.00 |
| Depth
|
8.42 |
| Gross Tonnage
|
95.00 |
| Net Tonnage
|
63.00 |
| Hull Material
|
Iron |
| Hull Number
|
00039 |
Vessel History |
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| Rebuilds
|
Documented measures, 1944 (81.16 x 18.16 x 7.25; 77 gross - 44 net). Dimension and tonnage change, 1946 (81.16 x 18.25 x 7.33; 83 gross - 56 net). Rebuilt and re-engined by Merrill-Stevens Shipyard Co. at Miami, FL, 1966-1967. |
| History
|
Loaned to Ohio Fish & Game Commission, Put-In-Bay, OH, 1936-1940.Removed from documentation in August, 1967, with Hillsboro Towing still listed as owners. |
| Disposition
|
After having been sold to Miami parties in 1965, sprung leak and was beached while leaving Tampa, FL; then swamped by high tide. Sold at public auction to Merrill-Stevens Shipyard Co.; rebuilt, and reportedly sold to Central American parties for use as harbor tug at San Juan, Nicaragua, c.1967. |
Build Information |
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| Builder
|
Johnston Brothers |
| Place Built
|
Ferrysburg, MI |
| Date Built
|
1909-00-00 |
Source |
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| Source
|
HCGL |
