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Urger (canal tugboat)

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Name
  
Urger

Status
  
In service

Length
  
73 ft 5 in (22.38 m)

Launched
  
1901

Tonnage
  
45 GRT

Urger (canal tugboat)

Builder
  
Johnson Brothers Shipyard and Boiler Works

Urger, originally named H.J. Dornbos, is a historic canal tugboat located at Waterford in Saratoga County, New York. She was built in 1901 by Johnson Brothers Shipyard and Boiler Works of Ferrysburg, Michigan. She was purchased for service on the New York State Barge Canal system in 1922 and was in regular use until the 1980s. She was altered in several stages through 1949. She is 73 feet 5 inches (22.38 m) in length, 14 feet 9 inches (4.50 m) in beam and 9 feet (2.7 m) in depth. She is registered at 45 gross tons. She has a molded steel frame, deck beams, and riveted plates.

In 1991 the Urger was reactivated "to educate school children and adults about the importance of New York’s historic Canal System." As of 2013 the Urger is "the flagship vessel in the New York State Canal Corporation’s fleet."

Urger was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

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Urger (canal tugboat) Wikipedia