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throttle control in engine room of William M Black dredge boat Dubuque.

William M. Black is a steam-propelled, sidewheel dustpan dredge, named for William Murray Black, now serving as a museum ship in the harbor of Dubuque, Iowa. Built in 1934, she is one of a small number of surviving steam-powered dredges, and one of four surviving United States Army Corps of Engineers dredges. Wikipedia

Address: Ice Harbor Drive, Dubuque, IA 52001

Phone: (563) 557-9545

Length: 276′

Launched: 1934

Beam: 85′

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