Geyser (fireboat, 1889)

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Steam powered fireboat Geyser, of Bay City, Michigan, in 1890.

The Geyser was a steam powered fireboat built for Bay City, Michigan.[1] At the time she was being built, in 1889, it was anticipated that she would be twice as powerful as any other vessel on the Saginaw River.[2]

Specifications
gross tonnage
29 tons[1]
net tonnage
14 tons[1]
builder
James Davidson[2]
length
56 ft (17.07 m)[2]
beam
16 ft (4.88 m)[2]
draft
7 ft (2.13 m)[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Great Lakes Vessels Online Index: Geyser, Bowling Green State University. Retrieved on 2012-12-13.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Davidson building tug for Armstrong, The Marine Record, 1889-02-28. Retrieved on 2012-12-13. (in English) “She will throw ten aircams, and will be equal to any two fire tugs now on Saginaw river. She will be appropriately name the Geyser.”