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USED Towboat / Snagboat Kentucky

Sternwheel Towboat / Snagboat:
  • Built in 1909 by Howard Shipyard, Jeffersonville, IN. for the US Army Engineers
  • Launched in 1909
  • Christened and and put into service as USED Towboat Kentucky in 1909
  • Assigned to the US Army Engineers Nashville District
  • USED Towboat/Snagboat Kentucky worked mainly on the Kentucky River
  • Wooden hull replaced with a steel hull in 1921 by Nashville Bridge Co. (148.5' x 32' x 5.5')
  • Boilers replaced in 1943 with three coal burning boilers built by Acme Works, Gallipolis, rated at 250 psi.
  • Retired from Army service, circa 1947
  • Sold in 1947 Charles Zubik, Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Final Disposition, re-sold in 1947 to Hatfield Campbell Creek Coal Co., and dismantled at Point Pleasant, W.VA.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 366 t.
    Length 127'
    Beam 30'
    Hull Depth unknown
    Draft 5.5'
    Speed unknown
    Crew unknown
    Propulsion
    two reciprocating steam engines, 15 1/8s-5 ft. stroke, rated 370 hp
    three boilers
    sternwheel
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    Kentucky
    303007301    		 131k USED Towboat Kentucky moored to a river bank, date and location unknown
    University of Wisconsin-Madison LaCrosse Digital Library.    		 John Spivey
    Kentucky
    303007302    		 158k USED Towboat Kentucky with USED Crane Barge Mingo in tow, date and location unknown
    University of Wisconsin-Madison LaCrosse Digital Library.    		 John Spivey
    Kentucky
    303007303    		 70k USED Towboat Kentucky underway, date and location unknown
    University of Wisconsin-Madison LaCrosse Digital Library.    		 John Spivey
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