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原文传递 The Steamer Transporter Was The End Of An Era

题名：	The Steamer Transporter Was The End Of An Era
正文语种：	eng
作者：	DAVID SMITH
摘要：	In January 1921, the Water Transport Company, Pittsburgh, of which Capt. Charles T. Campbell was head, purchased the Combine (Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Company) towboat Valiant and had it rebuilt at Elizabeth, Pa. The Valiant was originally the Jos. Nixon, which was built at Pittsburgh in 1877. This boat was sternwheel, with a wood hull 163.5 by 26 feet. The engines were second-hand, having been on the Hercules, which was built in 1864. In Way's Steam Towboat Directory, the Hercules is shown with engines that are 18's - 7-foot stroke, but the Jos. Nixon, though listed as having engines from the Hercules, is listed with engines that are 20's - 7-foot stroke. The horsepower was estimated at 500. The Nixon was rebuilt in 1894 and renamed Valiant. The hull width had increased to 28.6 feet after this. In 1900, the boat went into the Combine. Capt. Fred Way mentions in his Steam Towboat Directory that Capt. William F. Brookhart was master of the boat "for a long while." Way later worked with Brookhart on the packet General Crowder. During this time, he says Brookhart often mentioned the Valiant and considered it the best of the old coal boats.
出版年：	2023
期刊名称：	The Waterways Jouranl
卷：	137
期：	16
页码：	14,13