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Ship owner: Great Lakes Towing Co.

Ship builder: Great Lakes Towing Co., Cleveland, Ohio

Engine builder: Great Lakes Towing Co., Cleveland, Ohio

Engine re-builder: General Motors Corp.

Year ship built: 1914

Year engine built: 1892

Notes:

Original steam engines built by Wilson & Hendrie in Montague, Michigan in 1892 for tug "E. G. Crosby".  Rebuilt to diesel in 1949.

Remarks:

Owner:

1) Great Lakes Towing Co., Cleveland, Ohio

Registry number: US. 212542

Hull number: 29

Vessel type: Tug

Height: 12.5 ft.

Width: 20 ft.

Length: 71 ft.

Stroke length: 24 in.

Gross tonnage: 99

Net tonnage: 51

Materials: Steel

Engine type: Fore and Aft

Piston 1: 16 in.

Piston 2: 30 in.

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