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USED Towboat Tecumseh

Sternwheel Towboat:
  • Built in 1928 at Ward Engineering in Charleston W.V.
  • Launched in 1928
  • Delivered to the US Army Corps of Engineers in 1928
  • Christened, commissioned and placed in service as USED Towboat Tecumseh in 1928
  • Assigned to the US Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District
  • Retired from US Army service, date unknown
  • Sold in 1950 to unknown owner, renamed W.C. White
  • Resold in 1971 to unknown owner, renamed Robin D.
  • Resold in 1973 to unknown owner, renamed Cotton Blossom
  • Final Disposition, Fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 213 t.
    Length 131'
    Beam 23'
    Hull Depth unknown
    Draft 5'
    Speed unknown
    Crew unknown
    Propulsion
    diesel engines
    sternwheel
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    USED Tecumseh
    Tecumseh
    303019701    		 71k USED Tecumseh alongside of a barge, date and location unknown.
    University of Wisconsin-Madison LaCrosse Steamboat Collection    		 John Spivey
    Commercial Service
    Tecumseh
    303019702    		 61k Robin D. (Ex-USED Tecumseh) underway in 1971 with passengers onbaord, location unknown.
    University of Wisconsin-Madison LaCrosse Steamboat Collection    		 John Spivey
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