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| Name | - Anson Northup (until 1861)
- Pioneer (1861)
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| Namesake | Anson Northup |
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| Owner | - Anson Northup (until 1861)
- J. C. Burbank (1861–1862)
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| Builder | Anson Northup |
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| Fate | Sank winter 1861/1862 |
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| General characteristics |
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| Type | Riverboat |
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| Length | 90 ft (27 m) |
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| Beam | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
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| Installed power | 100 hp (75 kW) |
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| Propulsion | Sternwheel |
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| Capacity | 50 to 75 tons |
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Anson Northrup |
 The newAnson Northrup at Dubuque |
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| Namesake | Anson Northrup (Northup?) |
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| Owner | Padelford Packet Boat Company |
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| Launched | 1988 |
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| Type | Riverboat |
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| Length | 92 ft (28 m) |
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| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
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| Height | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
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| Propulsion | Twin Screw |
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Anson Northup (possiblyAnson Northrup) was a 100-horsepower (75 kW) sternwheelriverboat named for her captain who was the first to navigate theRed River of the North fromFort Abercrombie,Dakota Territory, toFort Garry,Rupert's Land, departing 6 June and arriving 10 June 1859. Sold and renamedPioneer, she sank during the winter of 1861–62.[1]Pioneer was dismantled and her boiler reused bySS Colvile.[2]
The newAnson Northrup is ariverboat that normally offers tours in theTwin Cities area on theMississippi River. The boat was built inLouisiana and is operated byPadelford Packet Boat Company. In 2004, the boat participated in theGrand Excursion, which ran from theQuad Cities ofIowa to the Twin Cities.
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