BOSCOBEL ( Tug (Towboat))

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
BOSCOBEL
Official Number:
3933
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Portage, WI
Vessel Type:
Tug (Towboat)
Note: River tug.
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
2
Original Owner and Location:
U.S. Engineer's Dept., Washington, D.C.
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
# Cylinders:
1
# Boilers:
1
Hull Dimensions
Length:
74.5'
Beam:
17'
Depth:
3.7'
Tonnage (gross):
52
Final Disposition
Date:
1916
How:
Abandoned.
History
Chronology:

Built for Fox River service; duplicate of DEKORRAH.

1902 Sold out of Government service & rebuilt for commercial use by F. D. Hinman; US3933; 76.6 x 26.8 x 4.8', 76 gross/38 net tons.

1902, Jun 11 Owned H. O. Warren, Oshkosh, WI.

1908 Reduced to unrigged barge, 76 tons; enrolled as such 1909.

1915 or 1916 dismantled, abandoned.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Beesons Marine Directory
List of Merchant Vessels of the United States
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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