Vixen (Towboat, 1881-1904)

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Towboat
• BUILT: 1881 at Dubuque, Iowa, by Diamond Jo Lines
• BECAME: 1905: renamed David Tipton; 1908: renamed Henry Bosse
• OWNERS: U.S. Engineering Department
• OFFICERS & CREW: 1886-89: Henry B. Whitney (master); 1890: Hugh McKenzie (master); 1899: F.A. Whitney (engineer); 1903-04: J.E. Short (pilot)
• RIVERS: Mississippi River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - T2540; The Vixen was a twin boat to the Fury
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Near Dubuque, Iowa