Catawissa (tugboat)
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''Catawissa'' was a historic
tugboat A tugboat or tug is a marine vessel that manoeuvres other vessels by pushing or pulling them, with direct contact or a tow line. These boats typically tug ships in circumstances where they cannot or should not move under their own power, su ...
located at
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in
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. She was built in 1896-1897 by
Harlan and Hollingsworth Harlan & Hollingsworth was a Wilmington, Delaware, firm that constructed ships and railroad cars during the 19th century and into the 20th century. Founding Mahlon Betts, a carpenter, arrived in Wilmington in 1812. After helping construct many ...
of
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for the
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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. Listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1996, ''Catawissa'' was scrapped in 2008.


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* * Tugboats of the United States Ships on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) 1896 ships Saratoga County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Saratoga County, New York Ships built by Harlan and Hollingsworth {{SaratogaCountyNY-NRHP-stub