Geyser (fireboat, 1889)

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Steam powered fireboat Geyser, of Bay City, Michigan, in 1890.

The Geyser was a steam powered fireboat built for Bay City, Michigan.^[1] At the time she was being built, in 1889, it was anticipated that she would be twice as powerful as any other vessel on the Saginaw River.^[2]

Specifications
gross tonnage	29 tons^[1]
net tonnage	14 tons^[1]
builder	James Davidson^[2]
length	56 ft (17.07 m)^[2]
beam	16 ft (4.88 m)^[2]
draft	7 ft (2.13 m)^[2]

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Great Lakes Vessels Online Index: Geyser, Bowling Green State University. Retrieved on 2012-12-13.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Davidson building tug for Armstrong, The Marine Record, 1889-02-28. Retrieved on 2012-12-13. (in English) “She will throw ten aircams, and will be equal to any two fire tugs now on Saginaw river. She will be appropriately name the Geyser.”

[BowlingGreenSU-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Great Lakes Vessels Online Index: Geyser, Bowling Green State University. Retrieved on 2012-12-13.

[MarineRecord-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Davidson building tug for Armstrong, The Marine Record, 1889-02-28. Retrieved on 2012-12-13. (in English) “She will throw ten aircams, and will be equal to any two fire tugs now on Saginaw river. She will be appropriately name the Geyser.”

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Geyser (fireboat, 1889)

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