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Friday, 1 November 2019

American diesel tug (ex-Harvey D. Goulder 1896-1920, A.T.S. Tug No. 7 1920-1922) Frederick T. Kellers 1922-1994

Operated by American Tug and Transit Company. Steel made. Net register tonnage 97 tons and as dimensions 78 (register)-85 (over all) x 23.2 (register)-25 (over all) x 12 (light)-12.6 (full) and highest fixed point above (spar) water 25 feet. Horsepower 1.600hp. Built by Bell Steam Engine Works, Buffalo, USA as Harvey D. Goulder for account of L.P. and J.A. Smith, Cleveland, Ohio in 1896, sold to the Great Lakes Towing Company, Cleveland, Ohio in 1899, sold to the United States Shipping Board in 1917, in 1920 she was handed over to the United States Quartermaster Corps as the A.T.S. Tug No. 7, in 1922 became the Michigan Limestone and Chemical Company, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, USA the new owner and was she renamed Frederick T. Kellers, in 1934 became the American Tug and Transit Company, Port Huron, Michigan the new owner and she was finally broken up in 1994. Active on the Great Lakes system.

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