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USAQM General Barry

Passenger-freight Steamer:

Laid down in 1896 as the wooden hullled steamer Defender at Osborn Boat Works, Peekskill N.Y.

Launched, date unknown

Christened, commissioned and placed in service as U.S. Army Passenger-freight steamer USAQM General Barry

General Barry provided service from 1901 to 1922 between Fort Slocum, N.Y. , Neptune Dock, New Rochelle, N.Y. and lower Manhattan in New York, City.

Retired from U.S. Army service, date unknown

Registered in 1925 to William J. Wade, Albany N.Y. as passenger steamer Defender

Final Disposition, abandoned in 1927

Specifications:
Displacement 38t. (net) 56t. (gross)
Length 85'
Beam 17'
Depth of Hold unknown
Draft 5'6"
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Passengers unknown
Cargo Capacity unknown

Propulsion

boiler(s)

one 200hp steam engine

single propeller

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USQM General Barry
301309801	61k	USAQM General Barry underway in New York Harbor, date unknown. Westchestergov.com - The Army's Century on Davids Island, Fort Slocum, New Rochelle, N.Y.	Tommy Trampp
Merchant Service
301309802	51k	*Defender* moored pierside, date and location unknown.	David Wright

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