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Other name(s): Arkansas; H. J. Dixon

Ship owner: Great Lakes Towing Co.; Toronto Towing & Salvage Co.

Ship builder: Great Lakes Towing Co.

Engine builder: Frontier Iron Works

Year ship built: 1907

Year engine built: 1872

Final disposition: Scrapped in Toronto, C.1963

Notes:

Engine built in 1872 by Frontier Iron Works. From "C.A. Morgan" ex. "Riverside".

Remarks:

b) Arkansas

c) H. J. Dixon (C. 190900)

Owners:

1) Great Lakes Towing Co.

2) Toronto Towing & Salvage Co.

Registry number: US. 204588; C.190900

Hull number: 2

Vessel type: Tug

Height: 11.6 ft.

Width: 20 ft.

Length: 74 ft.

Stroke length: 24 in.

Gross tonnage: 98

Net tonnage: 34

Materials: Steel

Engine type: Fore and Aft, compound

Piston 1: 18 in.

Piston 2: 31 in.

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