[1] In 1873, lumber and steel entrepreneur Eber Brock Ward commissioned Frank E. Kirby to design this tug.

The tug was rebuilt a number of times, and sold to a succession of owners who used it for towing, salvaging and aiding vessels in distress.

[4] In 1913, the Sport was sold a final time to Captain Robert Thompson of Port Huron, Michigan.

The seasick and exhausted firetender returned to his bunk, and the boat lost steam, killing the pumps.

[6] The wreck is in 45 feet of water, with the hull resting upright, listing slightly to starboard.