Monday, 11 November 2019

American diesel pusher tug John Roen III (1898) in 1966

Operated by Consolidated papers Inc. Homeport Ashland, Wisconsin. Built in 1898 and modernized in 1941. Steel made. Riveted/ Net register tonnage 174 tons and as dimensions 112 (register)-118 (over all) x 24.2 x 11 (light)-14 (loaded) and as highest fixed point above water (=radio mast) 30 feet. Horsepower 840 hp. Active on the Great Lakes system.

Source
Corps of Engineers US Army. Transportation Lines on the Great Lakes System 1966. Transportation series 3.