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USAT Rosebud

River Transport:

Buil in 1877 by Eberman & McFall, California, PA.

Launched, date unknown

Placed in service on the upper Missouri River

Placed out of service, 1887

Purchased by Boock P Line in 1884

Sold to Benton Packet Co. in 1889

Final Disposition, sank at Bismark, S.D., 16 June 1896

Specifications:
Displacement unknown
Length 117.4'
Beam 31.3'
Draft 4'
Depth of Hold unknown
Complement unknown
Propulsion steam engines 13’s- 5 ft., two boilers
Sternwheel

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
301311801	197k	The historic old Missouri USAT Rosebud tied up to a river bank. *Rosebud* went up the River from Bismark, N.D. to Coalbanks in Montana, head of Navigation. US Army Signal Corps photo # 111-SC-83751 from the the US Natiinal Archives and Records Administration		John Spivey
301311802	418k	USAT Rosebud on the Missouri River near Bentonca, N.D, 1880 State History Society of North Dakota C06-0001		State History Society of North Dakota

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