Fr. Edward J. Dowling, S.J. Marine Historical Collection

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Original name: Louisiana.

Ship owner: Great Lakes Towing Co., 1917

Ship builder: Great Lakes Towing Co., 1917, United States, Ohio, Cleveland

Engine builder: Phoenix Iron Works., 1895, United States, Michigan, Port Huron, for Tug B.B. Inman.

Engine re-builder: General Motors Corp., 1949, new engines installed; Great Lakes Towing Co., 1917, United States, Ohio, Cleveland, engines rebuilt

Year ship built: 1917

Year engine built: 1895

Creator: Great Lakes Towing Co.

Final disposition: In Service.

Remarks: Original steam engines built by Phoenix Iron Works, Port Huron, 1895 for Tug B.B. Inman.

Registry number: US. 214846

Hull number: 44

Vessel type: Tug

Contributor(s): General Motors Corp.; Phoenix Iron Works.

Height: 12.5 ft.

Width: 20 ft.

Length: 71 ft.

Stroke length: 30 in.

Gross tonnage: 97 t.

Net tonnage: 51 t.

Materials: Steel

Engine type: Diesel; Fore and Aft

Piston 1: 18 in.

Piston 2: 36 in.

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