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Friday 13 December 2019

American tug Tunica (1898) 1899-

Operated by the Engineer Corps of the US Army. Displacement 205 tons. Dimensions 90.0 x 20.4 x 9.8 (depth) feet. Built at Baltimore, Marylands, USA in 1898 and purchased there in 1899. Ex-Isabella T. Dempsey (100651) and U.S. Enginer Genreal A.A. Humprheys. Estimated value 15.000 US dollars. Crew numbers 7 (including 2 officers) and stationed in 4th district Mississippi river.

Source
Fiftieth annual list of Merchant vessels of the United States with official numbers and signal letters and lists of vessels belonging to the United States Government with distinguishing signals. Year ended June 30, 1918. U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington 1919.