Fish Tugs Of The Greatest Lake

Fishing Vessels of the Great Lakes

Compiled by Harvey Hadland

J. B. NELSON 236778 .Built by Burger Boat Co. in 1937 for Leonard A. Nelson, Sturgeon Bay, Wis., the 40 ft. x 11 ft. all steel vessel was equipped with a 45-54 hp. Kahlenberg oil engine. In 1981 ownership went to another Nelson, Mark Nelson, Sheboygan, Wis. The boat has been repowered with a Cummins diesel.

J. S. GAGNON 217772 Built at Green Bay, Wis. in 1918, the 60 ft. x 16 ft. steam powered vessel was owned by Leo J. Gagnon, Racine, Wis. in 1938

J. T. BOSSLER 217362 Built at Manitowoc, in 1916, by Burger Boat Co., the 52 ft. x 14 ft. vessel was owned by John T. Bossler, Port Washington, Wis. in 1938.

J. W. CORNELL A 49 ft. x 12 ft. vessel owned by John W. Cornell Sons, Washington Island, Wis. Built in the early 1930s, most likely by Sturgeon Bay Boat Works, the wood hulled vessel was equipped with a 60-70 hp. Kahlenberg oil engine. Owned by Claude Cornell in the 1950s, and operated out of Algoma, Wis., the boat was later sold to Roy Nelson, Algoma. With the engine removed, she sank while being towed from Algoma to Milwaukee.

J. W. McDONALD Built by Peterson Boat Works in 1934, for Raymond McDonald, Kenosha, Wis. The 40 ft. x 11 ft. wood hulled vessel was eqipped with a 65-85 hp Buda diesel. McDonald kept the boat until 1956, when he purchased the steel hulled 50 ft. RICHARD E. from Frank Eichler, Kenosha, WI.

J.R. CHAMBERS 246930 Built by Burger Boat Co. in 1944 for Murray Chambers, Holland, Mich., the all steel vessel, 52 ft. x 14 ft., was originally equipped with a 75-90 hp. Kahlenberg oil engine which was later replaced with the 100-120 taken out of the L.P. HILL. Donald Slenk, Holland, is listed in MVUS as the owner in 1951, with Chambers listed from 1952-1976. Weiner Bros, Lion Head, Ont. Owned the boat for a time in the late 1970s, changing the name to ANTARES II. Gilmore Peterson, Bayfield/Lake Linden, bought the boat and renamed her THREE SUNS. The Kahlenberg was then replaced with a Cummins diesel.

JACKIE Built by Marinette Marine Corp. in 1945, for Lester Fisher, Marinette, Wis. A 42 ft. x 13 ft. all-steel fish tug equipped with a 83 hp. GM 3-71 diesel. Designed by A.M. Deering, Chicago, the boat had a rounded stern and extremely raked stem, and was of the same design as the CHARLES J., built at the same yard. The Jackie was eventually sold to fishermen at Warroad, MN, and converted to a trapnetter.

JACKIE C. .Built at Charlevoix, Mich. in 1937, by Ulysses McCann of Beaver Island. The 47 ft. x 13 ft. vessel was owned by John Cross, Charlevoix, and equipped with a 75-95 hp. Hill diesel with direct drive marine reverse gear turning a 28 in. propeller up to 1000 r.p.m. In the mid 1940s the boat was re-powered with a 150 hp. Cummins diesel. After the trout fishery died out the boat was converted for use as a trapnetter, and is to this day owned by the Cross Fishery.

JACKIE II . 277373 Built by T.D. Vinette Co., Escanaba, Mich. in 1958, for John Cross Fisheries, Charlevoix, Mich. The 53 ft. x 14 ft. steel hulled vessel was equipped with a 250 hp. Cummins diesel. Cross eventually sold the boat to Jack Evanow, Port Wing, Wis., and bought her back in the late 1990s. After a few years Cross sold the boat to Anderson Fisheries, Sheboygan, Wis. In 2000 Dean Halvorson bought her from Anderson and brought her back to Lake Superior once again. She presently operates out of Cornucopia, Wis. The wood cabin has been rebuilt for a third time. VIEW PICTURE

JANE 229221 40 ft. x 11 ft. vessel owned by Nels Sorenson, Kewaunee, Wis. Built by Sturgeon Bay Boat Works, in the early 1930s, the boat was equipped with a 30-36 hp. Kahlenberg oil engine. In the 1970s the boat was at Washington Island, and still in operation.The JANE is now at Escanaba, among several boats acquired by Franz VonRiedel, Duluth. There has been discussion of including it in the Northeastern Maritime Association collection boats. VIEW PICTURE

JANICE A. Built by Sturgeon Bay Boat Works in 1937, for Charles and Haakon Anderson, Frankfort, Mich. The 40 ft. x 12 ft. vessel was equipped with a 30-36 hp. Kahlenberg oil engine. In 1943 the boat was sold to operators at Milwaukee. The Anderson then purchased the 50 ft. EVELYN S. from William Sellman, Manistique, Mich.

JANICE SUE 277009 Built by Marinette Marine Corp., in 1958 for Louis Steffens, Leland, Mich. The 40 ft. x 12 ft. steel hulled vessel was equipped with a 100 hp. Gray Marine diesel. The hull was towed from Marinette to Leland, where the wood cabin was built, and all equipment installed. Steffens owned the vessel from 1958 to 1965. At that time ownership went to Lester Carlson, Leland, MI. Carlson still had the vessel in 1971. As of 2002, the owner is William Carlson, of Leland, Michigan. The boat is actively engaged in the chub fishery at Leland.

JAY JAY CEE 233457 Built by Burger Boat Co. in 1934, for Edward B. Matthews, Oscoda, Mich. The 48 ft. x 13 ft. riveted and welded steel hulled vessel was equipped with a 60-70 Kahlenberg oil engine. In 1974 Richard and James Petersen, Muskegon, purchased the boat from Matthews Fishery and changed the name to IRENE. In 1976 Petersen Bros. sold her to Albert B. LeBlanc, Sr. Brimley, Mich. Some time after 1982 LeBlanc sold the boat to J.J. Camalick & Sons Inc., Chicago. The new owners repowered the boat with a Cummins diesel, and replaced the wooden upper deck and pilothouse with aluminum, and renamed her JAY JAY CEE. Joe Bergan later bought the boat and brought it to Houghton, Mich., and sold it to Joseph A. Newago, Sr. The boat is presently at Bayfield, Wis. VIEW PICTURE

JEAN MORAN Built at Bad Axe, Mich. in the early 1940s by Martin Machinery Manufacturing Co., the 42 ft. x 12 ft. steel hulled vessel was equipped with a 100 hp. Kermath gas engine, and owned by Russell Moran, Grindstone City, Mich.

JEAN MAUR B. See ELEANOR B.

JEAN MAUR B. II See MISS MADILYNN

JEAN R. 230036 Built at Sturgeon Bay in 1930, for Otto P. Rodal, Frankfort, Mich. The 55 ft. x 13 ft. steel hulled vessel was steam powered until 1945, when a 100-120 hp. Kahlenberg oil engine was installed. In 1966 the boat was owned by Ralph Cross and stationed at Alpena, Mich. VIEW PICTURE

JEKA Built at Sturgeon Bay in 1939, the 64 ft. x 15 ft. steel hulled vessel was steam powered. In 1938 John A Jeka, Milwaukee, was the owner.

JENNIFER See VANDERBERG BROS

JENSEN BROS. 249275 Built by Burger Boat Co. in 1946 for Paul Jensen, Muskegon, Mich., the 48 ft. x 13 ft. all steel vessel was equipped with a 75-90 hp. Kahlenberg oil engine. Following ownership by the Jensen family, the boat was sold to Jerome Peterson, Manistique, Mich. in 1975, and renamed AMY JO. Peterson is listed as owner until 1981. Ownership then goes to Dennis and Jeffrey Hickey, Baileys Harbor, Wis. The boat is then repowered with a Caterpillar D353 diesel, and renamed SOUTHWESTER. VIEW PICTURE

JEPTHA Owned by Daniel Kershner, Muskegon, Mich. in 1942. The length of the boat, or type of engine is not known.

JEROME A 35 ft. fishing vessel, equipped with a Ford gasoline engine, operated by Zylkowski Brothers, Marinette, WisconsinI during the 1940s and 1950s. The boat was severely damaged in 1957, while out fishing, in the same storm that sank the steamer Carl D. Bradley.

JOE ANN A 45 ft. x 12 ft. fish tug, built in 1942 and owned by Joseph Bissell, Charlevoix, Mich. The wood hulled vessel was equipped with a 150 hp. Cummins diesel.

JOEL 247892 .Built by Burger Boat Co. in 1945 for Herman J. Freitag, Kenosha, Wis., the 40 ft. x 11 ft. all steel vessel was equipped with a 50-60 hp. Kahlenberg oil engine. Later repowered with a 6 cyl. P H diesel, the boat was sold to Waino Asunmaa, Calumet, Mich. in 1965. Asunmaa replaced the P H with a GM 6-71 diesel. He sold the boat to Todd Preseau, Cheboygan, Mich. in 1981. Preseau renamed her DEBBIE D. VIEW PICTURE

JOHANNA 36 ft. steel hulled, steam powered vessel, built at Gile Boat Engine Co., Ludington, Mich. in 1914, owned by Martin O.Beck, Grand Haven, Mich.

JOHN B. CLOUTIER .. 235276 52 ft. wood hulled vessel, built at Harbor Beach, Mich. in 1936 by John B. Cloutier, and fished by Cloutier and his sons. Power was with a 100-120 hp. Kahlenberg oil engine.

JOHN JR. 222506 Built by Burger Boat Co. in 1922 for John and William Benson, Racine, Wis., the 60 ft. x 14 ft. wood hulled vessel was steam powered. From 1941 to 1948 the boat was owned by Frank Seger, Sheboygan, Wis. In 1949 she was out of documentation. VIEW PICTURE

JOHN R. See FLO

JOHN V. ALLIE . 230409 Built by Sturgeon Bay Boat Works, in 1934, for John V. Allie Sons, Two Rivers, the 42 ft. x 12 ft. vessel was equipped with a 50-60 hp. Kahlenberg oil engine. In 1965 the boat was owned and operated by Smogoleski Bros., Two Rivers. Still later she was owned by Richard Johnson, Marinette.

JOLENE 248708 Built by Burger Boat Co. in 1945 for Joseph Felbinger, Chicago, Ill., the 55 ft. x 14 ft all steel vessel was equipped with a 100-120 hp Kahlenberg oil engine. MVUS lists Felbinger as owner until 1974, Marie Wisocki, Chicago, 1975-1981; Jeffrey Furness, Michigan City, Ind., in 1989, and Paragon Fish Corp.(Dan Anderson), Milwaukee, up to the present. Furness was the owner for a number of years, and repowered with a Volvo diesel. Anderson repowered it with a Caterpillar D3406 diesel.

The JOLENE made news in August, 2006, when the boat freed the grounded 68-foot yacht of basketball star Latrell Sprewell, after unsuccessful attempts by the Coast Guard and the Milwaukee Police harbor unit. More recently, the boat was sold to Halvorson Fisheries of Cornucopia, Wisconsin, where it remains in active use.

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JOSEPH C. CAYNER SR. 233658 .Built by Peterson Boat Works in 1935, for Joseph C. Cayner, Jr., Port Washington, Wis. and owned by Cayner until 1946. Frank LeClair, Two Rivers owned the boat from 1946 to 1959, during which time it was repowered with a Kahlenberg oil engine, replacing the original 105-125 hp. Buda diesel. In 1960 Charles Nylund, Menominee, Mich., purchased the boat and repowered with a 220 H.P. Cummins diesel. VIEW PICTURE

JOSEPH T. SHOAT A large wood hulled, steam powered, fish tug owned and operated by Kishman Fisheries, Vermilion, OH in the 1930s.

JOSEPHINE ADDISON . 221142 steam powered vessel, built at Menominee, Mich. in 1919. 54 ft. x 14 ft. in size, the first owner listed in MVUS is Enos Petitpren, Grand Marais, Mich., in 1925, followed by Ora Endress, Grand Marais, 1930; Henry Johnson, Bayfield, Wis. 1945; Halvor Reiten, Bayfield, 1948.

JUDITH C. Built at Kenosha, WI and launched in the spring of 1936, for owner Murray Chambers, of Holland, MI and Kenosha. The 44 ft. x 11 ft. vessel was assembled from a kit of a yacht design by Milo Bailey, a Detroit marine architect. The vessel was equipped with a 225 hp. Kermath gas engine and was capable of speeds in excess of 15 miles per hour. Chambers fished the boat out of Grand Marais, MI for a number of years, before selling it and having a 52 ft. steel boat built in 1945.

JUDY Built by Marinette Marine Corp., the 35 ft. x 11 ft. vessel was owned by Suli Kauppi, Copper Harbor, Mich., and equipped with a Caterpillar Model D4600 diesel. Bought by David Johnson, Port Wing, Wis. in the early 1980s she was repowered with a Cummins Model 6 BT diesel. SEE PHOTO

JUDY Owned by Ralph V. Hile, Muskegon, Mich. in 1940. Size of the boat is not known.

JULIA C. HAMMEL 077076 Built by H.B. G.B. Burger, Manitowoc, Wis. in 1893, the 58 ft. x 14 ft. vessel was powered with steam. Owners listed in MVUS include; E. Hammel, Sr., Two Rivers, 1894-1895; Hiram Luebke, Two Rivers, 1897-1910; John Heula Port Washington, 1914; Arthur J. Breault, Port Washington, 1917. Boat was abandoned 4/20/1918 (Beesons1919)

JULIE ANN See EDITH J.

JULIE M 211278 Built at Manitowoc, Wis. in 1911, the 36 ft. x 10 ft. wood hulled vessel was equipped with a 18 hp. Kahlenberg gasoline engine. The boat had many owners, the first on record being, William Mayer, Chicago, 1911-1921, Hobert Pakulla, Chicago, 1925-1926, John Kooper, Chicago, 1927, Elmer Keuther, Chicago, 1928-1932, Robert Keuther, Waukegan, 1933-1935, August Dettlaf, Waukegan, 1936-1939, John Johnson, Waukegan, 1941, August Dettlaf, Waukegan, 1942-1944, William Tornovish, Waukegan 1945-1962, Robert Masse, Grand Marais, Mich., 1963-1966, William Tornovish, Grand Marais, 1970-1974. Boat was dismantled , as per 1975 MVUS

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