James J. Versluis
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title:
James J. Versluis
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The James J. Versluis is a tugboat operated by the Chicago Water Department. She is 90 feet (27 m) long, and built in 1957. She was named after a former director of the Water Department. Although she was built to service the Water Department's facilities she mounted a water cannon capable of pumping a modest 800 gallons of water a minute. One of her primary tasks is helping service five water intake structures, called "cribs", several miles off-shore. The cribs are equipped with barracks, for ma
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Chicago tugboat
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_J._Versluis
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2023-10-31T12:32:48Z
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