Ship owner: Great Gulf Towing Company; Great Lakes Towing Co.
Ship builder: Great Lakes Towing Co.
Ship re-builder: Great Lakes Towing Co., Cleveland, Ohio
Engine builder: Sutton Brothers, Buffalo, New York
Engine re-builder: Great Lakes Towing Co. (1915) and General Motors Corp.
Year ship built: 1915
Year engine built: 1892
Final disposition: In Service.
Notes:
Original steam engines built by Sutton Brothers, Buffalo, New York, in 1882 for tug Excelsior.
Remarks:
Names:
b) Polk (1883)
c) Michigan (1884)
Owers:
1) Great Lakes Towing Co., Cleveland, Ohio
2) Greater Gulf Towing Co., Tampa, Forida
3) Great Lakes Towing Co.
Registry number: US. 213598
Hull number: 36
Vessel type: Tug
Height: 12.5
Width: 20
Length: 71
Stroke length: 28 in.
Gross tonnage: 98
Net tonnage: 52
Materials: Steel
Engine type: Original: High pressure, non-condensing from tug Excelsior 1892. Re-engined with diesel from General Motors Corp.
Piston 1: 24