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| Name | Edna G |
| Owner | Duluth and Iron Range Railroad |
| Builder | Cleveland Shipbuilding Company |
| Cost | $35,397.50 |
| In service | 1898–1931, 1933–1981 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Tugboat |
| Length | 92.42 feet (28.17 m) |
| Beam | 23 feet (7.0 m) |
| Depth | 7.42 feet (2.26 m) |
| Installed power | coal-fired steam-engine |
Edna G | |
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| Location | Two Harbors, Minnesota |
| Coordinates | 47°1′0.84″N91°40′21.52″W / 47.0169000°N 91.6726444°W /47.0169000; -91.6726444 |
| Built | 1896[2] |
| Architect | Cleveland Ship Building Company[3] |
| NRHP reference No. | 75002144[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 5, 1975[3] |
Edna G is atugboat which worked theGreat Lakes and is now preserved as a museum ship.Edna G was built by the Cleveland Shipbuilding Company in 1896 for theDuluth and Iron Range Railroad at a cost $35,397.50. She was named for the daughter ofJ. L. Greatsinger, president of the railroad.[4]
She has a length of 92.42 feet (28.17 m), abeam of 23 feet (7.0 m), a depth of 7.42 feet (2.26 m), agross register tonnage of 154 tons, and anet register tonnage of 67 tons.[5]
Home-ported atTwo Harbors,Minnesota,Edna G moved ships and barges carryingiron ore andtaconite from theMesabi Range and other smaller sites in theIron Range region of northeast Minnesota. She spent her entire working career at Two Harbors with the exception ofWorld War I (1917–1919) when she served on the eastern seaboard. She was out of service from 1931 to 1933 due to the depression.[4]
Over the yearsEdna G was involved in several shipwreck rescues including the surviving crew of theMadeira. Her last tow was theCason J. Calloway on December 30, 1980. She was the last coal-fired, steam-engine tug in service on the lakes when she was retired in 1981.[2][4]
Edna G. is one of the attractions of the Lake County Historical Society in Two Harbors. Following reports of continued weakening of the hull though corrosion and exposure to ice, in January 2017 Two Harbors City Council initiated further studies of the viability of continuing her preservation ashore.[6][7]
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