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Protection US No. 20471
Year
Built
Last
Year
Built At
Type
Length
Beam
Draft
Gross
Tons
Net
Tons
1873
1913
Chicago, IL
Tug
77.0
16.0
9.0
60.0
30.0
V.O. Tug Company of Chicago commissioned John Gregory to build a tug in 1873. The Protection (US No. 20471) was the result. She weighed about 60 gross tons.

Owner History
1878 Large repairs
1882 Rebuilt
1883, November 13 Ashore Saugatuck, towing damaged schooner Arab (US No. 311) in a gale, crew rescued by Saint Joseph life crew
1884 Released; rebuilt Chicago
1889, October 23 Ashore near Waukegan, Illinois with Daniel Ballentine (US No. 6768) & Ironton (US No. 100122)
1890 Owned J.L. Higgie, Chicago, Illinois
1899 Owned Dunham Towing Company, Chicago
1902 Owned Great Lakes Towing Company, Chicago, Illinois
1914 Out of registry

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