W. P. Snyder Jr. (towboat)
W. P. Snyder Jr. at permanent mooring in Marietta, Ohio | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name |
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| Owner |
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| Builder | Rees & Sons Company |
| Launched | 1918 |
| Status | Museum ship |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 175 ft (53 m) (LOA) |
| Beam |
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| Depth | 5.2 ft (1.6 m) |
| Installed power | 2 × Tandem compound steam engines 750 hp (560 kW) |
| Propulsion | Sternwheel |
W. P. Snyder Jr. (steamboat) | |
| Location | Muskingum River docked as part of the Ohio River Museum in Marietta, Ohio |
| Coordinates | 39°25′13″N 81°27′48″W / 39.42028°N 81.46333°W |
| Built | 1918 |
| Architect | Rees, James & Sons |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000522 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | 10 November 1970 |
| Designated NHL | 29 June 1989 |
W. P. Snyder Jr., also known as W. H. Clingerman, W. P. Snyder Jr. State Memorial, or J. L. Perry, is a historic towboat moored on the Muskingum River in Marietta, Ohio, at the Ohio River Museum. A National Historic Landmark, she is the only intact, steam-driven sternwheel towboat still on the nation's river system.