 "Last Moments" the Sinking of the Steers
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Gwendoline Steers |
| Namesake | Gwendoline Steers, wife of company Pres |
| Owner | Steers Sand & Gravel Company |
| Builder | John H. Dialogue of Camden, New Jersey |
| Yard number | Hull #287 |
| Launched | 1888 |
| Decommissioned | May 19, 1930 |
| Fate | Sank in ice storm December 30, 1962 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | tugboat |
| Tonnage | 140.52 grt |
| Displacement | 70.26 net |
| Length | 96.5 ft (29.4 m) |
| Beam | 20.6 ft (6.3 m) |
| Draft | fwd 8 ft (2.4 m) aft 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Decks | two decks |
| Installed power | originally 1 reciprocating 240 HP steam engine, converted to 640 HP diesel |
| Propulsion | single screw propeller |
| Speed | 13 knots (24 km/h) |
| Crew | 9 |
The Gwendoline Steers was a tugboat owned by the Steers Sand & Gravel Company of New York, NY (incorrectly spelled "Gwendolyn Steers" in some newspaper accounts). It sank in an ice storm in Long Island Sound approaching the mouth of Huntington Bay, New York on December 30, 1962, with the loss of the entire crew of nine.