From collection Ed Coffin Collection
Steam Tug BISMARCK towing a schooner-2 and a schooner-3 up the Penobscot River to Bangor.
103' steam tug BISMARCK built by the Chas. Hillman Company in Philadelphia, PA. Weight and Dimensions: 124.79 gross tons, 94.6' long x 22.2' breadth x 10.0' depth. Steam Tug BISMARCK towing a schooner-2 and a schooner-3 up the Penobscot River to Bangor. Coffins notes the schooner-3 is likely a "laker", having an aft/mizzen mast that is shorter than the other two, as was common practice on the Great Lakes.
