Built by Calumet Shipyard and Drydock Co, South Chicago; length 150 ft; beam 35 ft; depth molded 10 ft; draft 7 ft; propelled by two Superior Diesel engines, each developing 1000 hp at 275 rpm; vessel is capable of handling upstream push of 10,000 tons or downstream barge train of 20,000 tons. (see also Diesel Progress v 12 n 1 Jan 1946 p 60-2)


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    Title :

    George T. Horton notable towboat joins river trade


    Additional title:

    Motorship


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1946


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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