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USED Towboat Tensas

Sternwheel Towboat:

Built in 1905 at Chicago, IL.

Launched in 1905

Delivered to the US Army Engineers in 1905

Christened, commissioned and placed in service as USED Towboat Tensas in 1905

Assigned to the US Army Engineers New Orleans District

Retired from US Army service, date unknown

Sold in early 1935 to CAPT. Louis Igert, renamed Paducah

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement unknown
Length 93.5"
Beam 20.3"
Hull Depth unknown
Draft 4.5"
Speed unknown
Crew unknown

Propulsion steam

sternwheel

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
303019801	92k	USED Tensas tied up to the Mississippi River bank with crew on deck, date and location unknown. University of Wisconsin-Madison LaCrosse Historic Steamboat Collection		John Spivey
303019802	61k	USED Tensas underway pushing a barge, date and location unknown. University of Wisconsin-Madison LaCrosse Historic Steamboat Collection		John Spivey

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