Other Names #
- ALBERT WRIGHT
- Built on the Bottom of ANNIE REID
- ANNIE PRATT Original Name
History #
The ALBERT WRIGHT was a tug (towboat) built in 1875 in Port Hope, Ontario. It had a wooden hull and a single deck. The vessel was powered by a screw propulsion system, driven by a single propeller.
In 1875, the ALBERT WRIGHT had a gross tonnage of 29 tons and was registered in Port Hope Harbor, Ontario. In 1899, it came under the ownership of J. Swift from Port Hope, with dimensions of 57 feet in length, 12.6 feet in width, and 7.9 feet in depth. It had a gross tonnage of 29 tons and a net tonnage of 21 tons.
The history of the ALBERT WRIGHT reveals some interesting details about its origin. It was built in April 1873 by H. Hacker on the bottom of another vessel named ANNIE REID. The ANNIE REID itself was built in 1863 in Buffalo by Van Slyke & Notter and had a tonnage of 76 tons. It was later renamed ANNIE PRATT. The connection between the ALBERT WRIGHT and the ANNIE PRATT is not entirely clear from the available information.
At some point, the ALBERT WRIGHT was renamed AHTEEK. It had an official Canadian number of 77915 and was registered in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. In 1905, it was owned by W.H. Plummer of Sault Ste. Marie.
