From collection Ed Coffin Collection
Tug BISMARK towing 7 schooners up Penobscot River past Bucksport in 1913.
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. Tug BISMARCK towing 7 schooners up Penobscot River past Bucksport in 1913. Tow is arranged with three sets of 2 vessels, and a trailing 7th. Five are 3 masters, the others 2 masters. View is from high ground in Bucksport, looking across to Prospect and Fort Knox, with Verona Island in distance. photo is adhered to backer with LB2013.21.268