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Summary
The American Girl is identified in June 1971 as a diesel tug purchased by Gillespie’s Sales and Service for the island’s transition to bulk fuel handling. A July 1973 report later names the tug in the towing and righting of the tanker barge Oil Queen.
Evidence and limits
The held reports establish this fuel and salvage context only. They do not provide a registry number, build date, dimensions, crew roster, or complete ownership and service history.
See also
- Gillespie’s Sales and Service (1971 fuel operation)
- Beaver Island transition to bulk fuel supply (1971)
- Oil Queen capsizing and righting (1973)
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, June 1971, “Island Based Fuel Supply.”Calls American Girl a diesel tug purchased by Gillespie’s Sales and Service for bulk fuel operations; it gives no dimensions, registry, build date, or formal ownership record.
- Beaver Beacon, July 1973, “Disaster Averted.”Reports Jewell Gillespie operating American Girl while towing the loaded Oil Queen, and later using the tug in the righting operation; it gives no registry or specifications.