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USED Snagboat John N. Macomb

Sidewheel Snagboat:

Built in 1874 at Covington Iron Works, Covington, KY, for the US Army Engineer as the first snagboat with a metal hull

Launched in 1874

Christened, commissioned and placed in service as USED Snagboat John N. Macomb in 1874

Assigned to the US Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District

USED John N. Macomb operated on the Mississippi, Atchafalaya and Old Rivers

Retired from Army service in 1934, advertised for sale sans engines, boilers, etc.

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement unknown
Length 177.5'
Beam 62'
Draft 8'
Speed unknown
Complement unknown
Crane unknown

Propulsion

steam

two sidewheels

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Source
303203101	64k	USED Snagboat John N. Macomb moored, probably at Memphis, date unknown University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, Murphy Digital Library.	John Spivey
303203102	132k	USED Snagboat John N. Macomb pulling snags, date and location unknown ©Indiana Historical Society, All rights reserved	John Spivey
303203103	90k	USED Snagboat John N. Macomb removing snags from the river, date and location unknown. US Army Corps of Engineers Digital Library	John Spivey
303203104	121k	USED Snagboat John N. Macomb removing snags from the river, date and location unknown. University of Wisconsin-Madison LaCrosse Steamboat Collection	John Spivey
303203105	90k	USED Snagboat John N. Macomb removing snags from the river, date and location unknown. US Army Corps of Engineers Digital Library
303203106	129k	USED Snagboat John N. Macomb removing snags in 1924 at Knowlton. Floating Plant: Historical Images of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers "Fleet
303203107	270k	Post card image of USED Snagboat John N. Macomb moored at a wharf at Cairo, IL., date unknown.

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