George M. Verity (towboat)

George M. Verity
History
United States
Name
  • Thorpe (1927–1940)
  • George M. Verity (1940–)
BuilderDubuque Boat and Boiler Works
Launched1927
Out of service1960
StatusMuseum ship
General characteristics
Length162.5 ft (49.5 m)
Beam
  • 35.1 ft (10.7 m) (as built)
  • 40.6 ft (12.4 m) (after modification)
Depth5.1 ft (1.6 m)
Installed power2 × Nordberg Machine Works tandem-compound condensing steam engines
Propulsion
  • 16 bucket radial paddlewheel (as built)
  • experimental double helical paddlewheel (1945–)
George M. Verity (Towboat)
George M. Verity (towboat) is located in Iowa
George M. Verity (towboat)
LocationKeokuk, Iowa
Coordinates40°23′25.4″N 91°22′47.5″W / 40.390389°N 91.379861°W / 40.390389; -91.379861
Built1927
ArchitectDubuque Boat & Boiler Works
NRHP reference No.89002459
Significant dates
Added to NRHP20 December 1989[1]
Designated NHL29 December 1989[2]

George M. Verity is a historic towboat now displayed as a museum ship in Keokuk, Iowa. Built in 1927 as SS Thorpe, she is nationally significant for being one of only three surviving steam-powered towboats in existence in the United States. She was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1989.[2][3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "George M. Verity (Towboat)". National Historic Landmarks Program. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
  3. ^ Foster, Kevin J. (July 10, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Geo. M. Verity / ex S.S. Thorpe" (pdf). National Park Service. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
    "Accompanying 5 photos, exterior and interior, from 1948, 1955, 1961 and 1988" (pdf). National Park Service. Retrieved October 22, 2012.