Frank R. Crane


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Frank R. Crane US No. 120333
Year
Built
Last
Year
Built At
Type
Length
Beam
Draft
Gross
Tons
Net
Tons
1878
1916
Chicago, IL
Tug
47.83
12.00
6.25
16.98
8.49

Frank R. Crane

Historical Collection of the Great Lakes, Bowling Green State University

The 17 ton tug C. W. Evans (US No. 4262), originally built at Buffalo, NY in 1864 by J. F. Kingston, was rebuilt into the Frank R. Crane (US No. 120333). The rebuilding was performed by John Gregory in his Chicago shipyard during 1878. She was owned by the Chicago Dredge & Dock Company and cost $7,500.


No documentation after 1916.