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USED Towboat T.P. Roberts

Sternwheel Towboat:

Built in 1906 for the US Army Engineers, at Marietta, OH. by the Hammitt Yard, Pittsburgh, PA.

Launched in 1906

Delivered to the US Army Engineers Pittsburgh District in 1906

Named for Col. T. P. Roberts, long associated with the USED at Pittsburgh and son of W. Milnor Roberts, a pioneer in river construction work

Christened and and put into service as USED Towboat T.P. Roberts in 1906

Retired from Army service, date unknown

Sold in 1926 at public auction to the Morgan Davis Dock Co., renamed Morgan Davis used for job towing for a year

Final Disposition, retired circa 1927-28, sank and dismantled at Glenwood, PA., date unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 206t.
Length 133.2"
Beam 22'
Hull Depth unknown
Draft 5'
Speed unknown
Crew unknown

Propulsion

steam engine(s)

boiler(s)

sternwheel

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
303004501	204k	USED Towboat T.P. Roberts underway, date and location unknown Dave Thomson Collection at Steamboats.com	John Spivey
303004502	67k	USED Towboat T.P. Roberts underway, date and location unknown University of Wisconsin-Madison LaCrosse Steamboat gallery	John Spivey
303004503	75k	USED Towboat T.P. Roberts moored to a riverbank, date and location unknown University of Wisconsin-Madison LaCrosse Steamboat collection	John Spivey

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