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Description:
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The COWEE was built in 1919 by Great Lakes Engineering Works at Ashtabula, OH U.S. The Cowee is a steel hulled propeller driven vessel with a length of 253 feet, and a width of 43 feet. It displaces 2507 tons, and has a load capacity of 1495 tons. It entered service in the year 1919 under the ownership of U.S. Shipping Board of Washington, DC U.S. The vessel was removed from service with the following notation: Arrived in tandem tow with MOHAWK DEER, in tow of tug JUNAK, at LaSpezia, Italy, on November 5, 1967, for scrapping. The photograph shows the Cowee under way on the Great Lakes. More information about this vessel is available at the HCGL Website |