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USED David Tipton
ex
 USED Colonel Alexander MacKenzie (1900 - 1904)

Sidewheel Snagboat:
  • Laid down in 1900 as the Colonel Alexander MacKenzie, for the US Army Corps of Engineers at Howard Shipyard & Dock Co., Jeffersonville, IN.
  • Rebuilt from ex-USED Snagboat General Barnard
  • Launched in 1900
  • Delivered to the the US Army Corps of Engineers in 1900
  • Assigned to US Corps of Engineers Rock Island District
  • Her skipper, Captain David Tipton, died at the wheel of USED Snagboat Colonel A. MacKenzie on Lake Pepin, near Reads Landing, Minnesota, 22 September 1904
  • The boat was renamed USED Snagboat David Tipton in 1904 in his honor
  • David Tipton operated on the upper Mississippi River until 1920
  • David Tipton was sold in 1920 at public sale conducted at Rock Island, IL. to Meyer Katz, St. Louis, MO. and John F. Klein, Pittsburgh, PA.
  • Resold in late 1923 to two Memphis, TN. railroad men, named Peel and Bachelor.
  • She was renamed Ursie Boyce and converted to a Packet for the Memphis-White River trade
  • Placed into service as an Excursion Packet, renamed City of Cairo, circa 1923
  • Final Disposition, laid up in Alton Slough the winter of 1924? and sank. F.X. Ralphe, Hastings, Minnesota took her to Mound City for repairs where she again sank and was lost
    Specifications:
    Displacement 425 t.
    Length 160'
    Beam 33'
    Draft 5'
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Propulsion unknown
    two sidewheels
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    USED Snagboat Col. Alexander MacKenzie
    Col A. MacKenzie
    303201504    		 145k USED Snagboat Col. Alexander MacKenzie moored to the river bank while coaling up opposite Clinton, IA., date unknown.
    University of Wisconsin-Madison Digital Library    		 John Spivey
    Col A. MacKenzie
    303201508    		 115k USED Snagboat Col. Alexander MacKenzie moored to the river bank, date and location unknown.
    Floating Plant: Historical Images of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers "Fleet"    		  
    USED Snagboat David Tipton
    David Tipton
    303201501    		 247k USED Snagboat David Tipton working on the upper Mississippi River, pulling snags, date unknown
    Dave Thomson Collection at Steamboats.com    		 Tommy Trampp
    David Tipton
    303201502    		 132k USED Snagboat David Tipton underway, date and location unknown,
    Dave Thomson Collection at Steamboats.com    		 Tommy Trampp
    David Tipton
    303201503    		 185k USED Snagboat David Tipton moored to a river bank, date and location unknown,
    Dave Thomson Collection at Steamboats.com    		 Tommy Trampp
    David Tipton
    303201507    		 79k USED Snagboat David Tipton moored to a river bank, date and location unknown.
    University of Wisconsin-Madison LaCrosse Steamboat Photograph collection    		John Spivey and
    Tommy Trampp
    Merchant Service
    Col A. MacKenzie
    303201505    		 425k Ex-USED Snagboat David Tipton in merchant service as the Batchler Bros. Steam Packet Ursie Boyce moored to a riverbank, date and location unknown.
    University of Wisconsin-Madison Digital Library    		 Tommy Trampp
    Col A. MacKenzie
    303201506    		 197k Ex-Ursie Boyce renamed City of Cario, an excursion boat, moored to a riverbank, date and location unknown.
    University of Wisconsin-Madison Digital Library    		 Tommy Trampp
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