George M. Verity

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf towboat
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces 1989
gptkbp:beam 35 feet
gptkbp:builtBy Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label George M. Verity
gptkbp:hullMaterial gptkb:steel
gptkbp:launched 1920
gptkbp:length 130 feet
gptkbp:location gptkb:Keokuk,_Iowa
gptkbp:museumSince 1961
gptkbp:namedAfter George M. Verity (founder of ARMCO)
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Armour_and_Company
American Rolling Mill Company (ARMCO)
gptkbp:originalName SS Thorpe
gptkbp:propulsion steam-powered sternwheeler
gptkbp:renamed gptkb:George_M._Verity
gptkbp:retired 1960
gptkbp:significance one of the oldest surviving sternwheel towboats in the United States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Armco_Steel
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7