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Saturday 4 January 2020

American screw tug Rhode Island (1930) in 1966

Active on the Great Lakes system. Operated by The Great Lakes Towing Co. Homeport Chicago, Illinois, USA. Built in 1930 and modernized in 1958. Steel made. Net register tonnage 66 tons. Dimensions 78.8 (register)-84.3 (over all) x 20 (register)-21.3 (over all) x 12.5 and as highest fixed point above water (=spar) 15 feet. Horsepower 1.250 hp. Oil-fuelled.

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