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Shipbuilder Location Hull# O.N. Original Name Original Owner Type GT Built Disposition
Arizona
Compass North Ind. Phoenix AZ 2 1253781 Simpatico Rome Ventura School Ship 183 29-May-14 Active
Arkansas
Ark-White Tow Co. Augusta AR     Rip-John Ark-White Tow Co. Towboat    1975 Now Eagle's Nest
Jeffrey Sand Co. Fort Smith AR     Charles Jeffrey, Sr.  Jeffrey Sand Co. Towboat    1976 Active
Jeffrey Sand Co. Fort Smith AR     Cap'n Bill J  Jeffrey Sand Co. Towboat    1978 Active
Marine Const. Service Pine Bluff AR     Bill Stahl   Massman Construction Towboat    1980 Active
Markham & Brown, Inc. Little Rock AR     Diana Marie Markham & Brown, Inc. Towboat    1976 Now Vickie
Mid America SY Fort Smith AR   1240061 Mary Ann Lakes & Rivers Cont. Pushboat 14 2009 Active
Mid America SY Fort Smith AR 8 1230759 J-Krab White Lake Dock & Dredge Pushboat 14 2010 Active
Mid America SY Fort Smith AR 11 1233524 Old Bull Northern Maritime Pushboat 34 2011 Active
Mid America SY Fort Smith AR   1250188 Cityview Shoreline Marine Pushboat 21 2013 Active
Mid-Continent Marine Crawfordville AR     MCM-102 Mid-Continent Marine Towboat    1973 Now Walt Wepfer
Midsouth S. & E. Corp. Dardanelle AR     Sir-Ene    Canton Marine Towing Towboat    1978 Active
Midsouth S. & E. Corp. Dardanelle AR     Brandy Fitzhugh   Corps of Engineers Towboat    1978 Active
Midsouth S. & E. Corp. Dardanelle AR     Harry L. Hastings, Sr. Little Rock Harbor Service Towboat    1979 Active
Midsouth S. & E. Corp. Dardanelle AR     Sir J-Ette   Canton Marine Towing Towboat    1982 Active
Mobley Construction Co. Dardanelle AR     Lorena      Excursion    1949  
MonArk Shipyard Pine Bluff AR     Christine    River Equipment Co. Towboat    1972 Active
MonArk Shipyard Pine Bluff AR     Betty Lou Pitmarine Corp. Towboat    1972 Now Miss Betty
MonArk Shipyard Pine Bluff AR     Otter Corps of Engineers Towboat    1972 Now Lyon
Williams Marine Davenport IA     Wren Williams Marine Towboat    1968 Now Cathy J
Pine Bluff Sand Pine Bluff AR     M. T. Scheu  Daily's Fleeting Towboat    1954 Scrapped 2005
Pine Bluff Sand Pine Bluff AR     Capt. Sykes   Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Towboat    1948 Active
Turner, Yancy B. Pine Bluff AR     Kitty    Turner Marine Service Towboat    1957 Active
Wilson, Lee Wilson AR     Owen Parnell Wilson, Lee Towboat    1947 Now Melissa K
Woods, Frank E. Clarendon AR     Elizabeth Shoaf     Towboat    1956  
Idaho
Finney Boat Works Post Falls ID   1251418 The Phoenix Inland Passenger Vessels Passenger 43 24-Feb-14 Active
Illinois
Finell Iron Works Chillicothe IL     Florence B Deneen River Co. Towboat    1964 Now Betty Rose
Harborside Marina Wilmington IL 1 1222566 Julia Rose Maverick Marine Towing Pushboat 16 2009 Active
Inland Rivers Corp. Joliet IL     Chuck Partridge Marseilles Marine Towboat    1981 Now Bob Page
Inman Marine Batchtown IL     Mary Fern   Inman Marine Towboat    1978 Active
Inman Marine Batchtown IL     West Point Inman Marine Towboat    1984 Now Carolyn G
Inman Marine Batchtown IL     Teddi B   Inman Marine Towboat    1989 Active
Joliet Harbor Tug Joliet IL     Herb Schreiner Joliet Harbor Tugs Towboat    1977 Now Aggie C
Lawder Sand Co. Grand Tower IL     The General MacArthur  Lawder Sand Towboat    1959 Active
Lawder Sand Co. Grand Tower IL     H. R. Lawder Lawder Sand Towboat    1972 Now Margaret Ann
Lemont Sbldg. Lemont IL 1004   Muskegon   Tug 138 1973 Active
Material Service Corp. Lockport IL     Bridgebuilder III   American Bridge Towboat    1968 Active
Material Service Corp. Lockport IL     Bridgebuilder IV   American Bridge Towboat    1968 Active
Material Service Corp. Lockport IL     Bridgebuilder V   American Bridge Towboat    1969 Active
Material Service Corp. Lockport IL     Bridgebuilder VI   American Bridge Towboat    1969 Active
Material Service Corp. Lockport IL     Crusader    Dravo Corp. Towboat    1969 Active
Mertel Gravel Co. Peru IL     Tejoe Mertel Gravel Towboat    1957 Now Hennepin  1
National Maintenance Hartford IL     E. W. Thompson  McGinnis, Inc. Towboat    1991 Active
O'Flaherty, William Clifton Terrace IL     Linda O'Flaherty, William Towboat    1960 Now Sammy J
Ohio River Co. Kingston IL     Spike    Midland Enterprises Towboat    1968 Active
Oquawka Boats Oquawka IL   1207248 The Nautalis Atlantis Dive Passenger 63 2007 Active
Oquawka Boats Oquawka IL 8 1254096 Dredgemen IUOE Local 150 Pushboat 13 2014 Active
Phillips Shipbuilding Co. Chicago IL     Papa John   Fishing 107 1969 Now Miss Connie
Reynolds, Jr., Joseph Wilmington IL     Mary R   Schmidt Barge Lines Towboat    1964  
River Enterprises, Inc. Morris IL     Foster M. Ford River Enterprises Towboat    1967 Now Daniel E
Riverway Shipyard Co. Grafton IL     Nancy S   Tabor & Co. Towboat    1978 Active
Riverway Shipyard Co. Grafton IL     Charles K. Merrill  Corps of Engineers Towboat    1979 Active
Riverway Shipyard Co. Grafton IL     Waterways Explorer Waterways Winona Towboat    1981 Now Harbor Hustler
Riverway Shipyard Co. Grafton IL     Jeanie K Riverway Harbor Service Towboat    1981 Now Pioneer
Rose, Earl Marseilles IL     Eunice M Allied Barge Co. Towboat    1951 Now Hastings
Superior Welding Co. Peoria IL     Christine Marie  Carter Tug Service Towboat    1965 Now Christine Ann Marie
Universal Towing Co. Carondelet IL     Captain Val   Universal Towing Towboat    1965 Active
Indiana
B & B River Service Madison IN     Charley's Angel   B& B River Service Towboat    1979 Active
B & B River Service Madison IN     Leslie Breeck, Jr. B& B River Service Towboat    1979 Now Desa Rae
Bary, Wayne Leavenworth IN     Nina's Pride   J. & N. Shawler Yacht     1992 Active
Evansville Barge Evansville IN     Rita Anne Evansville Barge Towboat    1981 Now Regina L
Inland Marine Const. Evansville IN     Eagle Ryan Contracting Towboat    1975 Now Edgar O'Brien Hicks
Inland Marine Const. Evansville IN     Cardinal Ryan Contracting Towboat    1975 Now Maggie B. Yager
Inland Marine Const. Evansville IN     Hawk    Spivey Marine Towboat    1976 Now Double M
Inland Marine Const. Evansville IN     Eagle    Spivey Marine Towboat    1977 Now Tony M
Inland Marine Const. Evansville IN     Oriole    St. Jude Harbor Service Towboat    1978 Active
Inland Marine Const. Evansville IN     Randy Spivey   Spivey Marine Towboat    1979 Now Donna Jean
Inland Marine Const. Evansville IN     Thomas C. Ryan  Spivey Marine Towboat    1979 Now Lita Kay
Inland Marine Const. Evansville IN     Kathy Spivey   Spivey Marine Towboat    1979 Now Bill Arnold
Inland Marine Const. Evansville IN     Bill Brown   Southern Illinois Sand Towboat    1981 Active
Inland Marine Const. Evansville IN     Mike Schmaeng   Federal Barge Lines Towboat    1981 Active
Inland Marine Const. Evansville IN     Paul H. Legeay Evansville Barge Towboat    1982 Now Elizabeth Bleiler
Inland Marine Const. Evansville IN     Resolute Resolute Corp. Towboat    1982 Now Lillian M
Kelly Shop Jeffersonville IN     Belle of Richmond  William G. Patterson Packet Boat   1963 Now Pile Inn
Kelly Shop Jeffersonville IN     Lady B   Bennett's Towboats Towboat    1976 Active
Konkle, Tim  Madison IN   1233900 Alexis Rhae Terry McDaniel Pushboat 19 28-Jul-11 Active
Marine Eng. Service Jeffersonville IN     Carlene Tenn. Valley Auth. Towboat    1980 Now Bianca
Mesker Steel Corp. Evansville IN     Resolute River Sand & Gravel Towboat    1968 Now Nickson
Mesker Steel Corp. Evansville IN     Alert River Sand & Gravel Towboat    1968 Now Cap'n Hack
Mt. Vernon Barge Mount Vernon IN     Thruster Mt. Vernon Barge Service Towboat    1976 Now William H. Elliott
Mt. Vernon Barge Mount Vernon IN     Linda L   Tenn. Valley Auth. Towboat    1976 Active
Munich Welding Co. Jeffersonville IN     River Mart   Wooten's River & Supply Delivery Boat   1967 Active
Rubaiyat BY Utica IN   1243984 Rubaiyat David Evancyk Pushboat 15 29-Nov-12 Active
Ryan Contracting Co. Evansville IN     Wasp River Sand & Gravel Towboat    1970 Now Glenn R
Ryan Contracting Co. Evansville IN     Hawk   Ryan Contracting Towboat    1974 Now Shirley Ann
Ryan Contracting Co. Evansville IN     Jane Neale   Joe S Towing Towboat    1975 Now Dale Taylor
Tuff Little Boat Vevay IN 59-4 1222265 The Double D Luhn & Oak Construction Pushboat 13 2009 Active
Iowa
Iowa Marine Repair Keokuk IA     Tom Edwards   Iowa Marine Repair Towboat    1977 Active
Iowa Marine Repair Keokuk IA     Jill Carolyn   Archway Fleeting Towboat    1980 Active
Iowa Marine Repair Keokuk IA     Tony H Iowa Marine Repair Towboat    1981 Now Julie G
Iowa Marine Repair Keokuk IA     Danny H  Jack Tanner Towing Towboat    1981 Now Norman L
Iowa Marine Repair Keokuk IA     Alice P. Klusak Iowa Marine Repair Towboat    1982 Now Harvest Run
Iowa Marine Repair Keokuk IA     Blanche V.   Gibbons Leasing Towboat    1982 Active
Iowa Marine Repair Keokuk IA     Miss Nikki   R. & R. Marine Towboat    1982 Active
Iowa Marine Repair Keokuk IA     Betty Edwards Iowa Marine Repair Towboat    1983 Now Edmund L
Keokuk Steel Co Keokuk IA     Warsaw     51 1914  
Kansas
Custom Dredge Topeka KS   1231038 Nobel Spirit Paul Howard Const. Dredge 90 2009 Active
Custom Dredge Topeka KS   1225079 Sandra G Obsidian Rentals Dredge 74 2010 Active
Custom Dredge Topeka KS   1241910 Voracious Vortex Marine Dredge 95 2012 Active
Kav Point Boat Kansas City KS     Miss Gabe       1935  
Kentucky
Baron, A. J. Paducah KY     Paul B Baron, A. J. Towboat    1953 Now Miss Kathy
Beasley Construction Wickliffe KY     Janice Sue   Beasley Construction Towboat    1982 Now Pile Driver
Beasley Construction Wickliffe KY     Bridgeman    Beasley Construction Towboat    1982 Active
Drake, Robert Maysville KY     Cindy    Drake, Robert Towboat    1987 Active
Grandview Welding Tompkinsville KY   1237410 Ella Shae State of Kentucky Towboat 13 23-Dec-11 Active
Ingrum, Frank Hickman KY     Jim Smiley   Delta Materials Towboat    1946 Active
Laughead, John Brent KY     Ferry Prince Laughead, John Excursion Boat   1956 Now Buckeye
Marvel, Jim Paducah KY     Patricia M Marvel & Noel Marine Towboat    1981 Now Miss Deanna
Montague, Charles Ashland KY     Lucy Coles Montague, C. and R. Packet Boat   1959 Now Henny Cook
Morehead Marine Hebron KY     Discovery    Morehead Marine Service Towboat    1967 Active
Olcott Machine Works Paducah KY     Samantha E     Towboat    1950  
Olcott Machine Works Paducah KY     Bob Fuqua Olcott Machine Works Tug   1951 Now Carrie Mays
Paducah Marine Ways Paducah KY     Alice  Crounse Corp. Towboat    1949 Now Brandon W
Paducah Marine Ways Paducah KY     Helen Wolter Waterfront Services Towboat    1970 Now Earl Franklin
Paducah Marine Ways Paducah KY     Bill Wolter   Waterfront Services Towboat    1972 Active
Paducah Marine Ways Paducah KY     Laura Lee Waterfront Services Towboat    1974 Now Dana Albright
Paducah Marine Ways Paducah KY     Charles McCowen   Waterfront Services Towboat    1974 Now Al Gray
Paducah Marine Ways Paducah KY     Big Doug Paducah Marine Ways Towboat    1975 Now G. Bundren
Paducah Marine Ways Paducah KY     Marty S   St. Louis Ship Towboat    1975 Now Caroline N
Paducah Marine Ways Paducah KY     Leo Bartel Waterfront Services Towboat    1976 Now Ronnie Tucker
R. & D. Associates, Inc. Catlettsburg KY     Jewel City   Twelve Pole Packet Co. Excursion Boat    1994 Now Jewel
River Marine Corp. Carntown KY     Virginia S River Marine Towboat    1973 Now Angela Kay
Ryan Sons Co., Ron Spottsville KY     Intrepid Ohio Valley Engineering Towboat    1959 Now Misty Dawn
Welding & Const. Co. Owensboro KY     Rebecca Delta Materials Towboat    1959 Now Mary Jane
Yager Marine Industries Owensboro KY     James B. Yager  Yager Materials Towboat    1994 Active
Michigan
Andersen Boat Works Saugatuck MI 1 1212945 Shake A Leg Giddy Up Brothers LLC Passenger 40 2008 Active
Andersen Boat Works Saugatuck MI 2 1220589 Net Tender Underwater Constn. Passenger  9 2009 Active
Andersen Boat Works Saugatuck MI 3 1226838 Lickety Split Giddy Up Brothers LLC Passenger  42 2010 Active
Andersen Boat Works Saugatuck MI 4 1233346 ASAP Giddy Up Brothers LLC Passenger  48 2011 Active
Andersen Boat Works Saugatuck MI 5 1239516 Gotta Go Now Giddy Up Brothers LLC Passenger  42 2012 Active
Andersen Boat Works Saugatuck MI 6 1243806 Skedaddle Giddy Up Brothers LLC Passenger  40 2013 Active
Luedtke Engineering Frankfort MI   1226680 No. 114 Luedtke Engineering Unclassified 52 2010 Active
Serafin, Dana Pinconning MI   1228057 Money Pit Dana Serafin Fishing 37 28-Jun-10 Active
South Shore Marine Holland MI     Robert H Schmidt Barge Lines Towboat    1971 Now Albert C
Upper Peninsula SB Ontonagon MI 100   FDD-1 Upper Peninsula SB Dry Dock 301 1981 Now in Escanaba MI
Upper Peninsula SB Ontonagon MI 101   Not named State of Michigan ATB Tug 275 1991 Now Thunder
Upper Peninsula SB Ontonagon MI 102   Not named State of Michigan Ferry Barge 8,123 1991 Now Lightning
Minnesota
Aiple Towing Co. Stillwater MN     Tom Thumb   Aiple Towing Towboat    1951 Active
Aiple Towing Co. Stillwater MN     Cree Minn. Harbor Service Towboat    1953 Now B. M. W.
Aiple Towing Co. Stillwater MN     Jan A   Aiple Towing Towboat    1990  
Aiple Towing Co. Stillwater MN     Frank E A  Aiple Towing Towboat    1993 Now Miss Katelyn
Aiple Towing Co. Stillwater MN     Elayne A   Aiple Towing Towboat    1995 Active
Aiple Towing Co. Stillwater MN     Buck E. A.  Aiple Towing Towboat    1996  
Brown Shipbuilding Minneapolis MN     YON 284 US Navy Tank Barge 250 1974 Active
Brown Shipbuilding Minneapolis MN     YON 285 US Navy Tank Barge 250 1975 Active
Brown Shipbuilding Minneapolis MN     YON 286 US Navy Tank Barge 250 1975 Struck 2002
Brown Shipbuilding Minneapolis MN     YON 287 US Navy Tank Barge 250 1975 Active
Brown Shipbuilding Minneapolis MN     YON 288 US Navy Tank Barge 250 1975 Sold 2004
Brown Shipbuilding Minneapolis MN     YON 289 US Navy Tank Barge 250 1975 Active
Brown Shipbuilding Minneapolis MN     YON 280 US Navy Tank Barge 250 1975 Active
Brown Shipbuilding Minneapolis MN     YON 291 US Navy Tank Barge 250 1975 Sold 2004
Brown Shipbuilding Minneapolis MN     YON 292 US Navy Tank Barge 250 1975 Active
Brown Shipbuilding Minneapolis MN     YON 293 US Navy Tank Barge 250 1976 Sold 1997
Brown Shipbuilding Minneapolis MN     YON 294 US Navy Tank Barge 250 1976 Active
Capitol Barge Service St. Paul MN     Karen Ann   Olympic Marine Towboat    1986 Active
Harris Boat Co. Minneapolis MN     Harry R. Harris Harris Boat Co. Towboat    1949 Now Miss Linda Ann
Harris Boat Co. Minneapolis MN     Mike Harris Harris Boat Co. Towboat    1964 Now Miss Kate
Huninghake, Thomas Stillwater MN 3 1221763 Frankinstein Nax Todo Marine Services Pushboat 7 2009 Active
Jager Construction Co. St. Paul Park MN     R-Jay-Jay Jager Construction Towboat    1964 Now Miss Kelly
Northern Barge Works Minneapolis MN     P. J. McAllister  Mid-South Dredging Towboat    1948 Now Mr. Brock
Mississippi
Corps of Engineers   Greenville MS     Joe Swank   Corps of Engineers Towboat    1958 Active
Cox Enterprises    Greenville MS     Miss Bonnie Cox Enterprises Towboat    1962 Now Kendell Brie
D. L.  Inc.   Greenville MS     Barbara Martin Vicksburg Mid-River Svces. Towboat  136 1977 Later Channel Fueller 11, Grosbec, now Warren Jr
D. L.  Inc.   Greenville MS     Creole Rivers   LeBoeuf Bros. Towing Towboat  136 1978 Active
D. L.  Inc.   Greenville MS     Bill Pehler   Winona Marine Towboat  119 1979 Active
D. L.  Inc.   Greenville MS     Dottie D Marine Energy Transporting Towboat  121 1980 Now Capt. Charlie Lawrence.
D. L.  Inc.   Greenville MS     Dottie II Intracoastal Marine Towboat  121 1980 Later Paul D, now Lavaca
D. L.  Inc.   Greenville MS     Granite City   Art's Fleeting Service Towboat  81 1981 Now Velda Taylor
D. L.  Inc.   Greenville MS 7   Wheezer   Towboat  80 1981 Later N L Fox, now Claude R
D. L.  Inc.   Greenville MS 8   Jennifer Ace Upper Missouri River Corp. Towboat  117 1983 Now Capt. Alpha Doucet
Delta Towing Greenville MS     Jamel Wasson Towing Towboat    1955 Now Theresa Ann
Delta Towing Greenville MS     Nita Dean   Towboat       
Delta Towing Greenville MS     Jimmy, Jr. Delta Towing Towboat 80 1956 Later Kel Shurden, Bill O'Hara, Tommy Couey, Lil' Joe, now Melissa R
Delta Towing Greenville MS 1   Refill  Vicksburg Mid-River Svces   Towboat  53 1958 Later Miss Marguerite, now Napoleon
Fi-Ro Machine Shop   Natchez MS     Little David   Natchez Pulpwood Towboat    1961 Active
Lake Ferguson Marine Greenville MS     Michelle Rodgers   Tug 198 1984 Now El Carnero Grande
Marine Services Corp.   Greenville MS     Chub Morris   White River Fleeting Towboat    1982 Active
Marine Services Corp.   Greenville MS     Mark Evan Marine Services Corp. Towboat    1982 Now Billson
Shepard Boat Co.   Greenville MS     She Will She Will River Service Tour Boat   1966 Now River City Star
Towing Service  Inc.   Greenville MS     Mo-Ark Mo-Ark Barge Lines Towboat    1961 Now Miss Mollye D
Unknown Greenville MS 104   HJL 502   Freight Barge 231 1965 Later MB 502, now Kat 9
V & B Charter Boat Co. Greenville MS     Connie Jane Delta Towing Towboat  57 1959 Now Uncle Bill
V & B Charter Boat Co. Greenville MS     Tara Ann   Towboat  551 1960 Later Jobeth, deleted 2002
V & B Charter Boat Co. Greenville MS     Johna B Delta Towing Towboat    1963 Now Miss Virginia
V & B Charter Boat Co. Greenville MS     Delta    Delta Towing Towboat    1967 Later Ambrose A, Hattie Morgan, Jules C, now Jeffrito
V & B Charter Boat Co. Greenville MS     Basil T Excell Marine Towboat  126 1967 Later River Stallion, now Jim Lancaster
V & B Charter Boat Co. Greenville MS     Oscar Walters   Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Towboat  121  1969 Active
V & B Charter Boat Co. Greenville MS     Contact II Vicksburg Mid-River Svces. Towboat  56  1969 Now R. Y. Hughes
V & B Charter Boat Co. Greenville MS     Ann Marie LeBoeuf Bros. Towing Towboat  121 1969 Now Creole Ann
V & B Charter Boat Co. Greenville MS 16    Dixie Delta Towing Towboat  121  1969 Now Helen Tully
V & B Charter Boat Co. Greenville MS 17    Norma Christina   Williams Marine Ent. Towboat  136  1970 Active
V & B Charter Boat Co. Greenville MS     Pat Greenville Shipbuilding Towboat   136 1970 Now Tom McConnell
V & B Charter Boat Co. Greenville MS     Betty Greenville Shipbuilding Towboat  130 1971 Later Coalburg, Robert James, Accu I, now Natures Way Challenger
V & B Charter Boat Co. Greenville MS     Doris Lynn Eveline Towing Towboat  249 1972 Later Compass Rose, Angie Golding, City of Greenwood, now Encarnaceno
Valley Marine Welding   Greenville MS     Universal Nomad     Towboat    1962  
Vest Towing Co.   Greenville MS     Farrah Elizabeth     Towboat    1964  
Vest Towing Co.  Greenville MS     K. C. 1    Towboat    1974  
Vest Towing Co.  Greenville MS     Brenda J Vest Transportation Towboat  406 1960 Later Bud Wooster, Captain Stapp, now Mary Elizabeth
Wagren Steel Co.   Greenville MS     Tunica Security Barge Line Towboat    1967 Now Mary Claire
Wilkinson & Jenkins Greenville MS     Pro-Tow    Lyons Barge Lines Towboat    1966 Active
Missouri
Allgire Tug Boat  St. Louis MO     Robert Ray   Traylor Bros. Towboat    1953 Active
Bussen Towing Co. St. Louis MO     A-Tee    Bussen Towing Towboat    1968 Active
Caldwell, Larry T. Canton MO 102 1228491 Sir-Bri Canton Marine Towboat 64 21-Oct-10 Active
Darby Corp. Kansas City MO     Mary Marie Connor & Stavely Towboat    1946 Now Misty Liz
East Grand Boat Yard St. Louis MO     Betty Dee     Towboat    1949  
Ellis Construction Glasgow MO   1221893 Humboldt I Humboldt Boat Service Pushboat 8 2009 Active
Gibbar Bros., Inc. Claryville MO     Lola P   Gibbar Bros., Inc. Towboat    1966 Active
Gibbar Bros., Inc. Claryville MO     Gomer G Gibbar Bros., Inc. Towboat    1967 Now Margaret J
Gibbar Bros., Inc. Perryville MO     McM V McMenamy Contractors Towboat    1974 Now Louis D
Glasgow Sand Co. Glasgow MO     Patricia Ann     Towboat    1959  
Meramec Marine SY St. Louis MO   647864 Linda A Apex Towing Towboat  98 1982 Now Libra
Meramec Marine SY St. Louis MO 4 674877 Ory J Ory Bros. Marine Towboat  46 1984 Now Robert G. Blank
Meramec Marine SY St. Louis MO 5 952069 Ann Malin   Dairyland Power Towboat  71 1989 Active
Meramec Marine SY St. Louis MO 7 975073 E. W. Thompson McGinnis Inc. Towboat  74 1991 Active
Meramec Marine SY St. Louis MO 8 981005 SPCB Jean M E & B Oilfield Services Unclassified 112 1991 Active
Meramec Marine SY St. Louis MO 9 989092 Amanda    Meramec Marine Towboat  42 1993 Active
Meramec Marine SY St. Louis MO 10 1097462 Miss Shirley   Riverway Harbor Services Towboat  100 2000 Active
Meyer Welding Co. Union MO     Norma M     Towboat    1960 Retired 2005
Missouri Boat Cape Girardeau MO     Stanton K. Smith Missouri-Illinois Barge Line Towboat    1952 Now Howard S. Guttman
Missouri Boat Cape Girardeau MO     E. E. Smith  Missouri Barge Line Towboat    1956 Now Arthur E. Snider
Missouri Dry Dock Cape Girardeau MO     Jeanne B   Southern Illinois Sand Towboat    1959 Active
Missouri Dry Dock Cape Girardeau MO     Bow Boat No. 1 Missouri Barge Line Towboat    1965 Now Joanne
Missouri Dry Dock Cape Girardeau MO     C. W. Rushing  Missouri Barge Line Towboat    1966 Active
Missouri Dry Dock Cape Girardeau MO     Bob Wolter  Waterfront Services Towboat    1971 Now Dog
Missouri Dry Dock Cape Girardeau MO     Katie Wolter Waterfront Services Towboat    1975 Now Wilbert Kline
Missouri Dry Dock Cape Girardeau MO     Curtis Moore   Missouri Barge Line Towboat    1978 Active
Missouri Dry Dock Cape Girardeau MO     Jim Buttry   Missouri Barge Line Towboat    1981 Active
Corps of Engineers Gasconade MO     Elkhorn    Corps of Engineers Towboat    1945 Active
Corps of Engineers Gasconade MO     Grand    Corps of Engineers Towboat    1945 Active
Corps of Engineers Gasconade MO     Nebraska City   Corps of Engineers Towboat    1948 Sold 1996
Corps of Engineers Gasconade MO     Bear Corps of Engineers Towboat    1948 Now Hooper
Corps of Engineers Gasconade MO     Kaw    Corps of Engineers Towboat    1948 Sold 1994
Corps of Engineers Gasconade MO     Castle Corps of Engineers Towboat    1948 Sold 1997, now Captain Joe
Washington Sand Co.  Washington MO     Susan Kay   Washington Sand Co.  Towboat    1970 Active
Washington Sand Co.  Washington MO     William C   Washington Sand Co.  Towboat    1994 Active
Nebraska
Blair Boat Yard Blair NB     Kel-Kat      Towboat    1952  
Bower Construction Decatur NB     Anna B   Bower Construction Towboat    1962 Now Susie B
Cunningham & Kiewit Blair NB     Fred Bruce Cunningham & Kiewit Towboat    1955 Now Little Sioux
Cunningham & Kiewit Blair NB     Tekamah Cunningham & Kiewit Towboat    1957 Now George W. Johnson
Kiewit Sons Co., Peter Omaha NB     Decatur    Kiewit Sons Co., Peter Towboat    1964 Active
Pentzien, Inc. Omaha NB     Captain George   Pentzien, Inc. Towboat    1963 Active
Stavely-Wright Co. Fort Calhoun NB     Bacchus      Towboat    1961 Scrapped 2005
Ohio
Arnold Marine Marietta OH 102   Valley Gem   Jason J. Sands Excursion Boat    1989 Active
Ashland Drydocking Portsmouth OH     Ken J J. & M. Towing Towboat    1973 Now Mr. King
Ashland Drydocking Portsmouth OH     William B   McGinnis, Inc. Towboat    1974 Active
Ashland Drydocking Portsmouth OH     Jo Ann McGinnis  McGinnis, Inc. Towboat    1975 Active
Ashland Drydocking Portsmouth OH     Vivian McGinnis   McGinnis, Inc. Towboat    1976 Active
Ashland Drydocking Portsmouth OH     B. T. U. Special Addington Bros. Towboat    1976 Active
Ashland Drydocking Portsmouth OH     Dutch    Atlas Towing Towboat    1977 Active
Ashland Drydocking Portsmouth OH     Katy I   Kentucky-Ohio Tptn. Towboat    1979 Active
Ashland Drydocking Portsmouth OH     Stanmat II Standard Slag Co. Towboat    1980 Now Mountain Girl
Ashland Drydocking Portsmouth OH     Katy II Kentucky-Ohio Tptn. Towboat    1980 Now Pocahontas
Ashland Drydocking Portsmouth OH     Crystal Ann McGinnis, Inc. Towboat    1981 Now Susan E
Beatty, Inc. Cincinnati OH     Clare E. Beatty Beatty, Inc. Towboat    1957 Now Drew Scott
Burden, Donald Newark OH     Gracie L Burden, Donald Excursion Boat    1984 Now Michael J
Economy Barge Repair Proctorville OH     Heritage    Dock's Creek Terminal Towboat    1982 Active
Economy Barge Repair Proctorville OH     R. H. Beymer  Economy Barge Repair Towboat    1982 Active
G. & W. Industries Cleveland OH     Vito C. II Vito C. Fishing Vessel 186 1979 Active
G. & W. Industries Cleveland OH     Andromeda Moceri Family Fishing Vessel 186 1980 Active
Hansen Welding Toledo OH 28   Chippewa   Tug  14 1953 Later Betty D
Hansen Welding Toledo OH     Eighth Sea   Tug  17 1958 Later Dynamic
Inland Rivers Service Cincinnati OH     Garnett Ann Inland Rivers Svce. Corp. Towboat    1973 Now Rose G
Johnston Boat Co. Cincinnati OH     F. H. Johnston Johnston Boat Co. Towboat    1954 Now Capt. J. T. Meanley
Kyowva Corp. South Point OH     Roy F. Stevens  Corps of Engineers Towboat  50 1988 Active
Kyowva Corp. South Point OH     Robert A. McKelvey  Corps of Engineers Towboat  50 1988 Active
Murphy River Tptn Cincinnati OH     Pat Murphy Murphy River Tptn. Co. Towboat    1955 Now City of South Point
Ohio Ship & Steel Portsmouth OH     Martha Jo River Marine Corp. Towboat    1970 Now Leo C
Ohio Ship & Steel Portsmouth OH     Robilee    Mon-View Mining Towboat    1971 Retired 2005
Portsmouth Docking Portsmouth OH     Point    Hartley Marine Towboat    1971 Active
Portsmouth Docking Portsmouth OH     Bruce D   McGinnis, Inc. Towboat    1972 Sank 2006
Ruble, Everett Belpre OH     Valley Gem James E. Sands Excursion Boat    1973 Now Spirit of South Charleston
Ruble, Everett Belpre OH     Centennial    Ruble's Sternwheelers Excursion Boat    1976 Active
Stacy Mfg. Co. Cincinnati OH     Three Bills   Judd Marine Towboat    1952 Active
Superior Marine Const. South Point OH 1018 973156 W. C. Payne Tri-State Terminals Towboat  83 1991 Now Dorothy L
Superior Marine Const. South Point OH 1023 1244523 Lauren Rae Knight Manufacturing Towboat  88 2012 Active
Superior Marine Const. South Point OH 1025 1267114 Miss Isabella Knight Manufacturing Towboat  88 2016 Active
Tucker Marine, Inc. Cincinnati OH     Lorena      Excursion Boat    1964  
Tucker Marine, Inc. Cincinnati OH     Abraham Lincoln   Rita Ostendorf Packet Boat   1964 Active
Tucker Marine, Inc. Cincinnati OH     Darlene    Judd Marine Towboat    1964 Now Lady B
Tucker Marine, Inc. Cincinnati OH     Beverly-Wayne    Carlyle Construction Towboat    1966 Active
Tucker Marine, Inc. Cincinnati OH     Arrow Grundy County Marine Towboat    1971 Now C. W. Swaby
Tucker Marine, Inc. Cincinnati OH     Kevin M Morehead Marine Service Towboat    1972 Now Fran C
Tucker Marine, Inc. Cincinnati OH     Mary J   Grundy County Marine Towboat    1973 Active
Tucker Marine, Inc. Cincinnati OH     Hawk    Jack Tanner Towing Towboat    1973 Active
Tucker Marine, Inc. Cincinnati OH     Dolly S  Maxon Construction Towboat    1975 Now Mary B
Tucker Marine, Inc. Cincinnati OH     Niantic    Trumbull River Service Towboat    1976 Active
Tucker Marine, Inc. Cincinnati OH     Sadie Mae Dakota Barge Service Towboat    1976 Now Brand Marie
Tucker Marine, Inc. Cincinnati OH     Miss Marci G Green Coal Co. Towboat    1977 Now Charlie White
Tucker Marine, Inc. Cincinnati OH     Marilyn K. McFarland  Cincinnati Board of Ed. Towboat    1978 Active
Tucker Marine, Inc. Cincinnati OH     Budd Mel Vern Deneen River Co. Towboat    1981 Now Dianne
Tucker Marine, Inc. Cincinnati OH     Miss Marci G II Green Coal Co. Towboat    1981 Now Bea Martin
Tucker Marine, Inc. Cincinnati OH     Peggy H   Greater Cincinnati Marine Towboat    1982 Active
Tucker Marine, Inc. Cincinnati OH     Queen of Hearts Celebration River Cruises Excursion Boat   1984 Now Keystone Belle
Tucker Marine, Inc. Cincinnati OH     Columbia    Gordon & Marilyn Tucker Towboat    1986 Active
Wellsville Harbor Svces Wellsville OH     Genesis    Wellsville Harbor Services Towboat    1979 Active
Oklahoma
Dyer Construction Tulsa OK     Ruth Ann   Dyer Construction Towboat      Now Nichole
Pennsylvania
Allegheny Towing Clinton PA     Clinton Allegheny Towing Towboat    1967 Now Kelly Marie
Campbell Tptn. Dunlevy PA 4 1240413 Renee Lynn Campbell Tptn. Towboat 83 13-Nov-12 Active
Campbell Tptn. Dunlevy PA 5 1244619 Alice Jean Campbell Tptn. Towboat 104 13-Jun-13 Active
Consolidation Coal Elizabeth PA     Elizabeth      Towboat    1949  
Huckabee, Inc. Sewickley PA     Rocket    Capt. Edward F. Smith Towboat    1957 Active
Jones & Laughlin Aliquippa PA     J. J. Cavette J. & L. Structural Towboat    1960 Now Miss Tina Lou
Paasch Marine Erie PA     Caltex Lumba Lumba   Ferry 104 1961 Now Canadian II
Yates Marine Glenwillard PA     Quaker State   Crain River Towing Towboat    1965 Active
Tennessee
Dredge & Marine Millersville TN     YM 33 US Navy Dredge 80 1970 Sold 1998
Hagan Mfg. Co. Memphis TN     Twin City Queen    Excursion Boat   1958  
Industrial Marine Memphis TN     Defender Industrial Marine Service Towboat    1958 Now The Admiral
Patton-Tully Memphis TN     John Morris Patton-Tully Transportation Towboat    1957 Now Sonia B
Patton-Tully Memphis TN     Marie J   Patton-Tully Transportation Towboat    1959 Now APAC II
Patton-Tully Memphis TN     J. T. Baskin  Patton-Tully Transportation Towboat    1968 Active
Patton-Tully Memphis TN     R. E. Bundy Patton-Tully Transportation Towboat    1976 Now Maritime
Tenn. River Terminals Chattanooga TN     Ceredo      Towboat    1973  
Tenn. River Terminals Chattanooga TN     Jo Ann H Tennessee River Terminals Towboat    1981 Now Robyn S
Waxler Towing Co. Memphis TN     Jerry Waxler Waxler Towing Co. Towboat    1951 Now Madison Anne
Waxler Towing Co. Memphis TN     Billy Waxler Waxler Towing Co. Towboat    1959 Now Mudcat III
West Virginia
Coughenour Boiler Huntington WV     Sharon   Coughenour Boiler Towboat    1946 Now Eleanor W
Huntington Asphalt Huntington WV     Dubby II    Huntington Asphalt Towboat    1965 Now Sapphire
Kanawha Marine Eleanor WV     Captain Elza   Tri-State Materials Towboat    1974 Actiive
Keeney Sons, T. G. Witcher WV     T. G. Keeney Keeney Sons, T. G. Towboat    1959 Now Sam S
Materials Handling S. Charleston WV     Toby C Materials Handling Co. Towboat    1967 Now Jill-B
McDonough Const Parkersburg WV     Busy Bee   McDonough Construction Towboat    1951 Active
Poindexter, Jim St. Albans WV     Shelley P   Poindexter, Jim Yacht     1968 Active
Shearer & Sons Cedar Grove WV     Juanita    Shearer & Sons Towboat    1954 Active
Starvaggi Industries Weirton WV     Miss Weirton     Towboat    1958  
Willis, Harry Scott Depot WV     Doc Joc Willis, Harry Towboat    1977 Now Kim S
Yates Marine Wheeling WV     Sheila    New Martinsville Ferry Towboat    1953 Active
Yates Marine Wheeling WV     North Star     Towboat    1956  
Yates Marine Wheeling WV     Boaz    M. & O. Marine Towboat    1957 Now Bonnie C
Yates Marine Wheeling WV     Mark-M    Merdie Boggs & Sons Towboat    1959 Active
Yates Marine Wheeling WV     Franklin-B    Merdie Boggs & Sons Towboat    1961 Active
Yates Marine S. Charleston WV     Glen Dora Mountain State Const. Towboat    1962 Now Devan E
Yates Marine S. Charleston WV     Mountain State Mountain State Const. Towboat    1965 Now Greg W
Yates Marine S. Charleston WV     Mack Gamble    Bel-Mon Towing Towboat    1967 Now Gambler
Yates Marine S. Charleston WV     Roustabout    Mountain State Const. Towboat    1968 Active
Yates Marine S. Charleston WV     Max-K    Ray B. Potts Towing Towboat    1968 Active
Yates Marine S. Charleston WV     Wilbur H. Ruese Indiana-Kentucky Electric Towboat    1968 Now Florence T
Yates Marine S. Charleston WV     Little Jack Yates Marine Construction Towboat    1969 Now Penny P
Yates Marine S. Charleston WV     J. A. Moore  American Electric Power Towboat    1970 Active
Yates Marine S. Charleston WV     The Edison Queen  Ohio Edison Towboat    1971 Active
Yates Marine S. Charleston WV     Laura Mary     Towboat    1972  
Wisconsin
Fox River Boilers Appleton WI     Mary Lou   Tug   1957 Now Cindy E
Fraser Shipyards Superior WI   1248056 FSY II Fraser Shipyards Pushboat 32 3-Jul-13 Active

 

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