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USED Snagboat Denison


Sternwheel Snagboat:
  • Laid down in 1915 for the US Army Corps of Engineers at Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works, Dubuque, IA.
  • Launched in 1915
  • Delivered to the the US Army Corps of Engineers in 1915
  • Christened commissioned and placed in service as USED Denison in 1915
  • Assigned to the US Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District
  • Retired from US Army service, date unknown
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 232 t.
    Length 137'
    Beam 32'
    Draft 5'
    Speed unknown
    Complement unknown
    Crane unknown
    Propulsion
    reciprocating steam engine
    twin sternwheels

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    Denison
    303202301
    114k USED Denison demolishing and removing abandoned Lock #1 on the Warrior River, date unknown.
    University of Wisconsin-Madison Digital Library
    John Spivey
    Denison
    303202302
    135k USED Denison tied up to the bank of a river while recoaling, date and location unknown.
    University of Wisconsin-Madison Digital Library
    John Spivey
    Denison
    303202303
    113k USED Denison pulling snags, date and location unknown.
    University of Wisconsin-Madison Digital Library
    John Spivey
    Denison
    303202304
    94k USED Denison pulling snags, date and location unknown.
    University of Wisconsin-Madison Digital Library
    John Spivey

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