- Tug
- 40ffw
- 64ft Length
- East of Hotham Island, McBean Channel, Lake Huron
The S.W. GEE was a tug (towboat) that was built in 1888 in Buffalo, New York, by O’Grady & Mahar. It was also known by the names YALE and COLUMBIA. The tug had a wooden hull and a single deck. Its dimensions were 74 feet in length, 17.1 feet in beam, and 9.9 feet in depth. It had a gross tonnage of 62 and a net tonnage of 31.
In 1899, the S.W. GEE came under the ownership of the Maytham Tug Line in Buffalo, New York. In 1907, the tug capsized and sank in the Blackwall Canal in Buffalo but was subsequently raised and repaired.
However, on February 26, 1925, the S.W. GEE was abandoned and dismantled. The exact reason for its abandonment is not specified in the available information.
Sources:
- Great Lakes Vessels Online Index: S.W. GEE
- Bowling Green State University Historical Collections of the Great Lakes: S.W. GEE (Tug)
