Iowa

Photo by Isaac Pennock

The Iowa was built by and for the Great Lakes Towing Company of Cleveland, OH in 1915. The steam-powered tug was converted to diesel in 1951. Today the Iowa is based in Cleveland, and serves as the reserve tug behind Cleveland and Oklahoma.

• Type: Single Screw Tugboat
• Year Built: 1915
• Builder: The Great Lakes Towing Co., Cleveland, OH
• Hull No.: 35
• Engines: 1 Cleveland 12-278A
• Horsepower: 1,200 bhp
• Length: 81′ 00″
• Breadth: 20′ 00″
• Depth: 12′ 06″
• Port of Registry: Wilmington, DE

Nathan Leindecker Collection

Nathan Leindecker Collection

Isaac Pennock

Ken Bailey

Isaac Pennock

Ken Bailey

Photo by Isaac Pennock

Ken Bailey

Isaac Pennock

 

 

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