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, 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 in Dubuque.

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.
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