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USED Towboat H. St. L. Coppee

Sternwheel Towboat:

Built in 1904 at Howard Shipyard, Jeffersonville, IN.

Launched in 1904

Christened, commissioned and placed in service in 1904 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as USED Towboat H. St. L. Coppee

Assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District

USED H. St. L. Coppee worked on the Mississippi River

Rebuilt after 1915, (166’ x 30’ x 6’)

Retired from U.S. Army service, 1935

Sold in 1935 to Raymond City Transportation Company on the Kanawha River, renamed Taric

Final Disposition, dismantled in 1947

Specifications:
Displacement unknown
Length 140'
Beam 30'
Hull Depth unknown
Draft 6'
Speed unknown
Crew unknown

Propulsion

boiler(s)

steam engine(s)

sternwheel

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
USED H. St. L. Coppee
303015902	140k	USED Towboat H. St. L. Coppee underway during builders trials at Jeffersonville, IN., 1904	John Spivey
303015901	80k	USED Towboat H. St. L. Coppee tied up to a river bank, date and location unknown University of Wisconsin-Madison LaCrosse Historical Steamboat Collection	John Spivey
Merchant Service
303015903	72k	Towboat Taric underway after 1935, location unknown University of Wisconsin-Madison LaCrosse Historical Steamboat Collection	John Spivey

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