Derrick Boat No. 8
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Derrick Boat No. 8
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| Location | 1 W. 1st St., Oswego, New York |
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1927 |
| NRHP Reference # | 14001129[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 7, 2015 |
Derrick Boat No. 8, also known as DB 8, is a historic floating derrick located at Oswego, Oswego County, New York. It was built in 1927, and it is one of the few surviving steam-powered floating derricks to have worked on the New York State Barge Canal. It has a 75 foot by 28 foot hull composed of both riveted and welded heavy steel plate. The site of the vessel’s caretaker is the H. Lee White Marine Museum.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[1]
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