Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.

NavSource Online: Army Ship Photo Archive

USED Towboat Vega (II)

Sternwheel Towboat:

Built in 1901 at Howard Shipyard, Jeffersonville, IN.

Launched in 1901

Christened, commissioned and placed in service as USED Towboat Vega in November 1908

Assigned to US Army District, unknown

USED Towboat Vega worked on the Muskingum River

Retired from US Army service, circa 1918

Sold at public sale in March 1918 to John Klein, who took Vega to Pittsburgh were he set the pilot house down pool style

Towed the showboat Cotton Blossom in 1920

Sold in February 1921 to CAPT. Elisha Woods of the Woods Bros. Construction Co. at Pittsburgh, PA., rename Elisha Woods

Final Disposition, caught in a sudden wind squall at Atherton, KS. in October 1926 and overturned and sank

Specifications:
Displacement unknown
Length 104'
Beam 17.3'
Hull Depth unknown
Draft 3.3
Speed unknown
Crew unknown

Propulsion

steam engine(s)

boiler(s)

sternwheel

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
USED Vega
303020001	89k	USED Towboat Vega underway near Lock A on the Muskingum River, 26 July 1910. University of Wisconsin-Madison LaCrosse Historic Steamboat Collection	John Spivey
Merchant Service
303020002	71k	Towboat Elisha Woods (ex-USED Towboat Vega) tied up to a pier, circa 1921-1926, location unknown. University of Wisconsin-Madison LaCrosse Historic Steamboat Collection	John Spivey

There is no history available for USED Towboat Vega (II) at NavSource

Back To The Navsource Photo Archives Main Page

Back To The US Army Ship Index

Back To The US Army Towboat Index

Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster.

This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo

Last Updated 19 May 2023