Other name(s): Kentucky
Ship owner: A.J. Harper; C. Crane; C. Fitzsimmons; Great Lakes Towing Co.; Lumbermen's Assn. of Chicago; U.S. Army; W.H. Woodbury
Ship builder: Chicago Dock and Dredge Co., Chicago, Illinois
Engine builder: Unknown
Year ship built: 1881
Final disposition: Out of USMV., 1943. Probably scrapped.
Notes:
Used as fire tug, 1885 to (circa) 1887, at Chicago.
Remarks:
b) Kentucky (1912)
Owners:
1) C. Crane, Chicago, Illinois (1884)
2) Lumbermen's Assn. of Chicago (1885. Manned by the Chicago
Fire Department.)
3) W.H. Woodbury, Chicago, Illinois (1891)
4) C. Fitzsimmons, Chicago, Illinois (1899)
5) Great Lakes Towing Co. (Maytham Towing and Wrecking Co.)
6) U.S.Army, Quartermaster Dept.
7) A.J. Harper, Baltimore, Maryland
Registry number: US. 106036
Hull number: None
Vessel type: Tug
Height: 13 ft.
Width: 19.4 ft.
Length: 77.1 ft.
Stroke length: 24 in.
Gross tonnage: 87
Net tonnage: 43
Materials: Iron
Engine type: Fore and Aft compound
Piston 1: 20 in.
Piston 2: 38 in.