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USED Towboat Del Commune

Diesel Towboat:

Built in 1937 for the US Army Corps of Engineers, at Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works, Dubuque, IA.

Launched in 1937

Delivered to the US Army Corps of Engineers, in 1937

Christened, Commissioned and put into service as USED Towboat Del Commune in 1937

Named for Charles L. Commune, a civil engineer with the U.S. Engineering Department, St. Louis office for 44 years

Assigned to the US Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District

Retired, Circa 1955

Sold to Crain Brothers Pittsburgh, PA. in 1955, renamed Allegheny

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 525 t.
Length 161'
Beam 36'
Hull Depth 8'
Draft unknown
Speed unknown
Crew unknown
Fuel Oil Capacity unknown
Potable Water unknown

Propulsion

two diesel engines

twin propellers

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
30304102	161k	USED Towboat Del Commune moored pierside at St. Louis, MO., 14 October 1937 Dave Thompson Collection at Steamboats.com	John Spivey
30304101	92k	USED Towboat Del Commune underway, 28 March 1938, location unknown University of Missouri, St. Louis Digital Library, US Army Corps of Engineers photo	Tommy Trampp
30304103	93k	USED Towboat Del Commune tied up to a river bank, date and location unknown University of Wisconsin-Madison LaCrosse Steamboat Photograph collection	Tommy Trampp

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