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USED Towboat Mildred

Towboat:
  • Built in 1900 at Madison, IN.
  • Launched in 1900
  • Delivered in 1900 to her owners, Sheridan-Krrk Contracting
  • In December 1905 she sank near Lock 13 on the Ohio River, raised and repaired
  • 29 January 1918 she sank near Dam 31 on the Ohio River, declared a total loss
  • Purchased, 2 February 1920, by US Army Corps of Engineers
  • Assigned to US Army Corps of Engineers, Cincinnati District
  • Commissioned, circa 1920 as USED Towboat Mildred
  • USED Mildred served on the Ohio River
  • A 1 December 1925 report by CAPT. Edward Maurer, U.S. Inspector of Hulls, rendered her in bad condition
  • Retired from Army service, date unknown
  • Purchased by Williams Bros., machinery use in their Steamboat Rivall
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement unknown
    Length 116'
    Beam 24'
    Draft 3'
    Speed unknown
    Hull Depth unknown
    Potable Water unknown
    Fuel Capacity unknown
    Propulsion and Machinery
    one steam engine
    one boiler
    sternwheel
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    Mildred
    303028301    		 101k USED Towboat Mildred underway on the OHio River, date unknown.
    University of Wisconsin-Madison LaCrosse Historical Steamboat Collection    		 John Spivey
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