G.W. Rogers
 Tugboat G.W. Rogers moored in Toronto in 1976.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 Canada | |
| Name | G.W. Rogers |
| Owner | Canadian Dredging Company |
| Builder | Great Yarmouth, England |
| Launched | 1919 |
| Out of service | December 1987 |
| Homeport | Midland, Ontario |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sank at her moorings, December 1987 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Steam Tug |
| Tonnage | 164 GT |
| Length | 88 ft 5 in (26.95 m) |
| Beam | 21 ft 2 in (6.45 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
| Installed power | 35 hp (26 kW) |
G.W. Rogers was a tugboat active on the Great Lakes.
She was built in 1919, at Great Yarmouth, in the United Kingdom.[1] Her previous names included: Ballen Balloch, West Hope and Ocean Gull.
She helped free the lake freighter George M. Carl, when she ran aground off the mouth of the Humber River, in 1975.[2]
The G.W. Rogers sank at her moorings at Rensselaer, New York in December 1987.[3] A port official told the Schenectady Gazette that the vessel was so rusty her name was "nearly illegible". The Schenectady Gazette reported that a floating crane would have to be brought from New York City to salvage the tug, as the combined weight of the vessel and a land-based crane would overwhelm the moorings.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Steam screw G.W. ROGERS". Maritime History of the Great Lakes. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Tugs Lac Como, William Rest, G.W. Rogers and Bagotvilee tried to free George M. Carl". Maritime History of the Great Lakes. 27 December 1975. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
- ^ Brian Nearing (9 December 1987). "Floating Crane needed to raise Tug". Schenectady Gazette. p. 13. Retrieved 11 December 2012.