Catawissa (tugboat)

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Catawissa
History
Owner: Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Builder: Harlan and Hollingsworth
Fate: Scrapped 2008
General characteristics
Tonnage: 558  GRT
Length: 158 ft (48 m)
Beam: 19 ft (5.8 m)
Depth: 18 ft (5.5 m)
Installed power: Triple-expansion steam
Catawissa (tugboat)
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LocationLock 3, NY State Barge Canal, Erie Div., Waterford, New York
Coordinates 42°47′57″N73°41′22″W / 42.79917°N 73.68944°W / 42.79917; -73.68944 Coordinates: 42°47′57″N73°41′22″W / 42.79917°N 73.68944°W / 42.79917; -73.68944
Arealess than one acre
Built1898
ArchitectHarlan & Hollingsworth
NRHP reference No. 96000828 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 8, 1996

Catawissa was a historic tugboat located at Waterford in Saratoga County, New York. She was built in 1896-1897 by Harlan and Hollingsworth of Wilmington, Delaware for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad to tow coal barges between ports on the Eastern Seaboard. She was 158 feet in length, 19 feet in beam and 18 feet in depth. She was registered at 558 gross tons. She had a riveted steel framed and plated hull. She was renamed New York in 1941. [2]

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996, [1] Catawissa was scrapped in 2008.

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "New York (2127168)" . Miramar Ship Index . Retrieved 29 July 2020.