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USED Towboat Vulcan

Sternwheel Towboat:

Built in 1897 at Dubuque, IA.

Launched in 1897

Acquired by the US Army Corps of Engineers, in 1897

Christened, commissioned and and put into service as USED Towboat Vulcan in 1897

Vulcan was assigned to the US Army Corp of Engineers St. Louis District

Reassigned in 1912 to West Memphis, AR.

Sunk in 1913 in a storm at Memphis in 35 feet of water, but raised

Vulcan operated on the Mississippi River

Retired from US Army service, date unknown

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement unknown
Length 95'
Beam 17'
Hull Depth unknown
Draft 3.8'
Speed unknown
Crew unknown
Fuel Oil Capacity unknown
Potable Water unknown

Propulsion

steam engine(s)

boiler(s)

sternwheel

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
303009701	47k	USED Towboat Vulcan and aft end view of Sternwheel Steamer *Delta, moored, probably at Memphis, date unknown University of Wisconsin-Madison LaCrosse Steamboat gallery*		John Spivey
303203403	40k	Flood scene, location and date unknown; front left of photo stern-wheel USED Towboat Vulcan; rear left; side-wheel USED Dredge Kappa; right front stern-wheel snagboat USED Arkansas (I) University of Wisconsin-Madison Library		John Spivey

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