Other Post-War Great Lakes and Inland Boatbuilders

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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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