Geyser (fireboat, 1889)

Last updated February 16, 2025

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 feet (17 m)^[2]
beam	16 feet (4.9 m)^[2]
draft	7 feet (2.1 m)^[2]

References

1 2 3 "Great Lakes Vessels Online Index: Geyser". Bowling Green State University . Retrieved 2012-12-13.
1 2 3 4 5 "Davidson building tug for Armstrong". Cleveland Ohio: The Marine Record. 1889-02-28. Archived from the original on October 19, 2007. Retrieved 2012-12-13. 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.

External links

Geyser at Bowling Green State University Historical Collections of the Great Lakes

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[BowlingGreenSU-1] 1 2 3 "Great Lakes Vessels Online Index: Geyser". Bowling Green State University . Retrieved 2012-12-13.

[MarineRecord-2] 1 2 3 4 5 "Davidson building tug for Armstrong". Cleveland Ohio: The Marine Record. 1889-02-28. Archived from the original on October 19, 2007. Retrieved 2012-12-13. 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.

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