A small barge usually about 90 feet long and 16 to 18 feet wide and 6 feet deep used to transport a coal-burning steamboat's fuel, and towed either ahead or alongside as a regular part of her equipment.
advertisements
A small barge usually about 90 feet long and 16 to 18 feet wide and 6 feet deep used to transport a coal-burning steamboat's fuel, and towed either ahead or alongside as a regular part of her equipment.