History
The C.M. Bowman was a tugboat (or towboat) built in 1897 at either Port Elgin or Saugeen, Ontario. It was constructed using wood and had one deck. The builder of the C.M. Bowman was Bowman & Strong, with John Strong as the master carpenter. The original owner and location were C.M. Bowman et al. in Southampton, Ontario.
The C.M. Bowman was powered by a screw propulsion system, indicating it had a propeller driven by an engine. The engine type was a steeple compound with two cylinders. It had one boiler and one propeller.
The dimensions of the C.M. Bowman were recorded as 92 feet in length, 18.5 feet in beam (width), and 9 feet in depth. The gross tonnage was 88.11, and the net tonnage was 59.92.
On December 13, 1915, the C.M. Bowman was blown ashore at Vale’s Point in Georgian Bay, Lake Huron. It later burned, resulting in its destruction. The vessel was involved in this incident along with another vessel named “Maud L.”
