Iowa Iron Works

Iowa Iron Works, renamed Dubuque Boat and Boiler Works in 1904, was a manufacturing company established in Dubuque, Iowa in 1883.[1]

Notable Boats

Sprague built in 1901, was the world's largest steam powered sternwheeler towboat.[2]

In 1907, the Sprague set a world's all-time record for towing: 60 barges of coal, weighing 67,307 tons, covering an area of 6+1⁄2 acres, and measuring 925 feet (282 m) by 312 feet (95 m).[3] A model of Sprague is in the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa.

United States Coast Guard inland construction tender USCGC Smilax (WLIC-315) built 1943–1944, was designated Queen of the Fleet, the Coast Guard's oldest commissioned cutter, in April 2011.[4]

References

  1. ^ Shaffer, James L; Tigges, John T (2000). Dubuque, Iowa : then & now. Chicago: Arcadia. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-7385-0744-6. OCLC 45759663. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  2. ^ "The Builders". Features & Exhibits. The National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
  3. ^ "Steamboat Navigation". Mississippi River Navigation. United States Army Corps of Engineers. Archived from the original on 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2010-01-28.
  4. ^ Papp, Robert J., ADM (14 April 2011). "Smilax becomes Queen of the Fleet". Coast Guard Compass. United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 2012-12-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)