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USED Albany

Sternwheel Snagboat:

Laid down in 1926 for the US Army Corps of Engineers at New Orleans, LA.

Launched in 1926

Delivered to the the US Army Corps of Engineers in 1926

Christened and placed in service as USED Albany in 1926

Assigned to the US Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District

Albany worked to keep the Chattahoochee, Flint, Apalachicola and St. Mary's Rivers open to navigation during her US Army career

Decommissioned and retired from Army service in 1955

Sold in 1955 by McCullough Dredging Co., Birmingham, AL.

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 225 t.
Length 136'
Beam 33'
Draft 5'
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Crane unknown

Propulsion

reciprocating steam engine

sternwheel

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
303202401	77k	USED Albany removing snags, date and location unknown. University of Wisconsin-Madison Digital Library	John Spivey
303202402	70k	USED Albany tied up to a riverbank, date and location unknown. University of Wisconsin-Madison LaCrosse Historical Steamboat Collection	John Spivey
303202403	60k	USED Albany secured to a riverbank, date and location unknown. University of Wisconsin-Madison LaCrosse Historical Steamboat Collection	John Spivey

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