Catawissa (tugboat)

Catawissa was a historic tugboat located at Waterford in Saratoga County, New York. She was built in 1896-1897 by Harlan and Hollingsworth of Wilmington, Delaware for the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad 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.[2]

"SS New York (1897)" redirects here. For other ships of the same name, see List of ships named New York.

Catawissa

History
Owner:	Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Builder:	Harlan and Hollingsworth
Fate:	Scrapped 2008
General characteristics
Tonnage:	558 GRT
Length:	158 ft (48 m)
Beam:	19 ft (5.8 m)
Depth:	18 ft (5.5 m)
Installed power:	Triple-expansion steam
Catawissa (tugboat)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Lock 3, NY State Barge Canal, Erie Div., Waterford, New York
Coordinates	42°47′57″N 73°41′22″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1898
Architect	Harlan & Hollingsworth
NRHP reference No.	96000828[1]
Added to NRHP	August 8, 1996

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996,[1] Catawissa was scrapped in 2008.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "New York (2127168)". Miramar Ship Index. Retrieved 29 July 2020.

External links

• Brouwer, Norman; Apuzzo, Robert (11 June 2008). The last days of the Catawissa (part 1). YouTube.
• ——; —— (11 June 2008). The last days of the Catawissa (part 2). YouTube.