Barbour Metal Boat Works

Barbour Metal Boat Works, Oakville MO

Barbour Metal Boat Works started life in 1913 as Barbour Metal Boat Company, the name being changed in 1925. Their original yard was on the Meramec River, in Valley Park MO, just east of the railroad bridge, on the river side of Marshall Road, although it's hard to see where this was.. They moved to Oakville MO in 1950, to a yard on the Mississippi, at 7598 Nellie Avenue, although it's hard to see any sign of a shipyard here either. In 1983, the company was sold to JB Marine Services, also in Oakville, who closed the shipyard, although they have recently started building boats at their facility at 4190 Bussen Road, using the name Barbour JB Shipyard. Visit the company here. If anyone can add to the table below, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 23 April 2021.

Hull#	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Type	GT	Ft.	Built	Disposition
Built by Barbour JB Shipyard
1	1272140	David J. Bangert	Gateway Dredging	Towboat	70	55	5-Jan-17	Active
2	1283026	Kaskaskia Warrior	Southern Illinois Transfer	Towboat	112	68	4-Dec-17	Active
3	1294257	Karl E Johnson	Southern Illinois Transfer	Towboat	121	68	20-Jun-19	Active
4	1306428	Patricia A	Southern Illinois Transfer	Towboat	121	68	25-Aug-20	Active
5		Robert S. Wilkins	Southern Illinois Transfer	Towboat	121	68		Building
Built by Barbour Metal Boat Works in Valley Park MO
		Dixie	Joseph Breeck	Sternwheeler	35		1929	Still active in Webster Lake IN
	236693	Happy Bob	James Grimmett	Towboat	9	38	1937
	236958	Illini	Starved Rock Scenic Boat Co.	Passenger	13	53	1937
	237499	Ho-Hum	Vincent P. Ring	Yacht	23	40	1938
	237973	Iroquois	Starved Rock Scenic Boat Co.	Passenger	13	50	1938
	239215	Chief	Starved Rock Scenic Boat Co.	Passenger	13	63	1939
	174825	Canton Ferry	Allen Blackmore	Ferry Barge	24	60	1940
	175288	West Point Ferry	Ellis Inman	Ferry Barge	24	60	1941
	240710	Norma II	Central States Dredging	Towboat	14	40	1941
	240891	Harbour I.	Gillen Towing	Towboat	12	36	1941
	260072	Trojan	Serodino, Inc.	Towboat	19	38	1942
	175791	Herman	Herman Pohlman	Ferry Barge	26	60	1943
952	256920	Ste. Genevieve	Norman Bros.	Towboat	15	36	1943
	245976	Sheplor	J. E. Taylor	Towboat	14	35	1944
	247231	Billy Hooten	Massman Construction	Towboat	14	39	1944	Later Big River
	252207	Panama	Hough-Cowgur & Co.	Towboat	20	42	1944
	249220	Alfred B	Fred J. Roberts	Towboat	23	43	1945
	249482	Merry Maid	Merry Shipping Co.	Freighter	48	51	1946
	249699	McBride	Illinois Central Railroad	Towboat	24	40	1946
	251178	Ed Brockenridge	Missouri River S. & G.	Towboat	26	42	1946	Later Hannah Cole
	252360	Bobby	Massman Construction	Towboat	16	37	1946
	Colombia		Tropical Oil Co.	Towboat			1947
	Colombia		Tropical Oil Co.	Towboat			1947
	Colombia		Tropical Oil Co.	Towboat			1947
	Colombia		Tropical Oil Co.	Towboat			1947
	Colombia		Tropical Oil Co.	Towboat			1947
	Colombia		Tropical Oil Co.	Towboat			1947
	Colombia		Tropical Oil Co.	Towboat			1947
	252800	Little Dick	Marquette Cement Mfg.	Towboat	18	42	1947	Later B K Too
	253787	Gloria Ahern	Hobac Veneer & Lumber Co.	Towboat	16	37	1947
	254859	Leona C	Hough-Cowgur & Co.	Towboat	18	37	1948
	256432	Cary L	Mid-South Equipment	Towboat	23	43	1948
1039	257117	Henry J II	Quincy Sand Co.	Towboat	17	38	1948
	258046	Tennco	L. E. Willson	Towboat	22	42	1948
	258935	Roy	Minneapolis Dredging	Towboat	14	35	1949
	259023	Kampsville	State of Illinois	Passenger	10	39	1949
1059	259446	Vickie Ann	Luhr Bros.	Towboat	14	37	1950
	259622	Lulubelle	Mid-South Equipment	Towboat	20	41	1950
Built by Barbour Metal Boat Works in Oakville MO
	260450	George G	Gestring Towing Co.	Towboat	38	49	1950	Active
	260957	Barbour		Towboat	24	42	1950	Later Capt. Louie
	261339	Valken	Mt. Carmel S. & G.	Towboat	15	37	1951
	261386	Gail L.	R. W. George	Towboat	19	43	1951	Later Clinton Perry, now Willie Franklin
1067	262147	Grafton	Norman Bros.	Passenger	14	38	1951	Later Benny S
1071	262991	Mountaineer	Charles K, Inc.	Towboat	22	43	1951	Later Sunshine
1072	263368	Meramec	Gestring Towing Co.	Towboat	28	43	1952	Active
	263530	Geo. G. Winter	Winter Bros. Co.	Towboat	14	38	1952
	263589	Rose-T	H. C. Camien	Towboat	14	38	1952
	264448	Peggy	Massman Construction	Towboat	14	38	1952
	1062462	Blue Water	Tennessee Valley Auth.	Towboat	29	53	1952	Later Gene Ready
	265025	Totem Kole	Coastal Marine Transport	Towboat	27	42	1953
1076	265225	Billy Gene	Luhr Bros., Inc.	Towboat	68	59	1953	Active
	266162	Black Diamond	Peabody Coal Co.	Towboat	31	43	1953	Now Tennessee Pearl
	266627	Trailblazer	Paradise Collieries Inc.	Towboat	36	46	1953	Active
1084	266986	Custer	Kanawha Sand Co.	Towboat	41	47	1954	Later Edwin B, now Chipper
	267590	Philip Sporn	Ohio Power Co.	Towboat	22	42	1954	Later Philip S, Donna N, Ken J, Marietta, Anne Leslie
1089	268164	Miss Marilyn	Two Rivers Excursions, Inc	Towboat	10	32	1954
	268457	Yankeetown	Edward F. Peppard	Towboat	48	48	1954	Active
	268570	The Clifty Creek	Indiana & Kentucky Electric	Towboat	27	42	1954	Now Sage Johnson
	268784	Kyger Creek	Ohio Valley Electric Corp.	Towboat	27	42	1954	Active
	269137	White Rock	Owensboro Riv. Sand & Gravel	Towboat	70	59	1955	Active
	269138	Joppa	Griffin Marine Terminal	Towboat	26	40	1955	Later Kay-Bob
	269150	Sandy	Iron City Sand & Gravel	Towboat	26	40	1955	Later Lil Nick
	269616	Capt. Reggie M. Dales	Merry Shipping Co.	Towboat	53	52	1955
	270009	Jimartgo	James W. Reid	Recreational	37	45	1955	Later Lazy Lay, now Lower Unit
	270249	Canton Ferry	Allen Blackmore	Ferry	28	60	1955
	270419	Speck Criss	Kanawha Sand Co.	Towboat	39	49	1955	Later Jimmy Earl, now Robert E
1100	270560	John Paul Jones	Powers Thompson Construction	Towboat	13	38	1955
	270994	Miss Jessie	Green River Towing Corp.	Towboat	66	53	1956	Later Lilian G, Mickey Dawson, City of Hickman, Stephen W, now Gorgas
	271035	Missouri	Norman Bros., Inc.	Towboat	22	37	1956	Active
	271238	Parkersburg	Kanawha Sand Co.	Towboat	44	48	1956	Active
1105	271552	Old Abe	Peabody Coal Co.	Towboat	48	48	1956	Active
	272064	Sooner		Towboat	52	50	1956	Later Captain Otto
1107	272318	Vienna	Kanawha Sand Co.	Towboat	46	48	1956	Now Bonnie J. Johnson
1108	273483	Timmy	Campbell Barge Line	Towboat	74	56	1956	Active
	273586	Empress II	Gateway Clipper Inc	Towboat	38	48	1957	Active
	274040	Frankie & Johnnie	Memphis Boat Refueling	Towboat	48	48	1957	Now Earl C
	274586	Belpre	River Tptn. Co.	Towboat	38	48	1957	Now Gateway Liner
1112	275502	Ida Crown	Material Service Corp.	Towboat	85	66	1957	Later Lois E, now Amy M
1113	281231	Joe Lucas	Ohio River Sand & Gravel Co.	Towboat	92	59	1960	Later New Martinsville, now Jessie R. Johnson
	275638	Mr. Sam	Mary Construction	Towboat	15	37	1958
	276762	Omal	Ray B. Potts Towing Co.	Towboat	48	48	1958	Later Ormet, Hannabelle, now William H
	277057	Number Ten	State of Louisiana	Towboat	34	42	1958
	277374	J. E. Potter	Arrow Transportation Co.	Towboat	36	49	1958	Active
1119	277606	Alcosan	Alleghenny Co. San. Auth.	Towboat	21	41	1958	Active
	277918	Mississippi III	Mississippi Lime Co.	Towboat	33	42	1959	Active
	278353	Ruby G	Magnolia Marine Transport	Towboat	17	37	1959	Later Mr. Bill
	278502	Emma Coffey	Tennessee Valley S. & G.	Towboat	13	37	1959
	280184	Norbroco	Norman Bros., Inc.	Towboat	54	51	1959	Now Patricia Lynn
	281164	Okaw	Atlas Towing Co.	Towboat	15	37	1959	Active
	282261	Twyla Marge	Luhr Bros., Inc.	Towboat	95	60	1960	Active
	283841	St. Marys	Ohio River Sand & Gravel Co.	Towboat	86	59	1960	Later Justin Hudson, now Sonny J
	278673	Tanners Creek No. 2	Indiana & Michigan Electric	Towboat	47	46	1959	Active
	279067	Decatur	Decatur Sand & Gravel Co.	Towboat	51	50	1959	Later Panama, now Ernie D
1135	284600	Jay Gene	Luhr Bros., Inc.	Towboat	62	50	1961	Active
	285542	Su-Mac	Su-Mac Towing Co.	Towboat	22	40	1961	Later Annie S, NLD
	286482	Bingo	Capt. Edward F. Smith	Towboat	80	51	1961	Now Lauren Allyssa
	287078	W. H. Shaver, Jr.	Tri-State Materials	Towboat	104	65	1961	Later Amber Johnson, now Ralph B
	287517	Totem Kole II	Ameren U. E.	Towboat	62	50	1962	Active
1140	287949	Albob	Luhr Bros Inc	Towboat	117	61	1962	Active
1141	289302	Atlas	Norman Bros., Inc.	Towboat	140	65	1962	Active
1142	289936	Barbara Ann	Central States Dredging Co.	Towboat	35	36	1963	Active
1143	290618	Shelby	Su-Mac Towing Co.	Towboat	71	49	1963	Later Bill B, now Barbara Lynn
	291001	Nancy E II	Columbia Sand Co.	Towboat	15	37	1963	Active
	291752	Fines Bluff	Gestring Towing Co.	Towboat	33	42	1963	Later Peggy, now Miss Susan
	292790	Siola	Luhr Bros., Inc.	Towboat	71	49	1963	Active
1147	294048	Tom, Jr.	Campbell Barge Line	Towboat	168	73	1964	Now John L. Rozance
1148	295401	Edward Perry	Davis Construction Co.	Towboat	81	55	1964	Active
1149	297256	Taylor Renee	Superior Marine Ways Inc	Towboat	88	56	1964	Later Tanners Creek III, now Metropolis Terminal II
1150			Arkansas Dept. of Highways	Ferry			1964	Retired 1992, now at Moro Bay State Park
	299166	Nadine Baker	Crounse Corp.	Towboat	136	68	1965	Active
1152	501619	Betty Feagin	Crounse Corp.	Towboat	137	68	1965	Active
1153	502706	Paul D	Kanawha Sand Co.	Towboat	84	58	1966	Active
	504661	D. L. Johnson	Campbell Transportation Co.	Towboat	170	73	1966	Active
1155	506165	Philip S II	Ohio Power Co.	Towboat	66	50	1966	Active
	506729	Cardinal I	Ohio Power Co.	Towboat	64	50	1967	Now Savanna Elise
	508550	Zelda Humphrey	Crounse Corp.	Towboat	136	68	1967	Active
	510982	Fred R. Shedd	Ohio Valley Electric Corp.	Towboat	63	50	1967	Active
	512006	Jean McDowell	Peabody Coal Co.	Towboat	73	52	1967	Now Bus Brown
1160	514016	Brenda Edwards	Crounse Corp.	Towboat	136	68	1968	Now Alice
1161	516767	White House	Ray B. Potts Towing Co.	Towboat	101	56	1968	Active
	518332	Genevieve	Crounse Corp.	Towboat	136	68	1969	Now Joe T
1163	558680	Hatfield's Ferry	West Penn Power Co.	Towboat	38	43	1969	Now Mitchell
	522728	Hartford Beaver	Dayton Power & Light Co.	Towboat	43	41	1970	Now ZMS
	524004	Frank Pitz	Massman Construction Co.	Towboat	43	41	1969	Active
1166	526809	Boonesboro	O. F. Shearer & Sons	Towboat	169	75	1970	Active
	529793	Ray Pensrum	Massman Construction Co.	Towboat	44	41	1970	Active
	531951	Dutchman	Massman Construction Co.	Towboat	44	41	1971	Active
	531997	Lenard	Luhr Bros., Inc.	Towboat	38	43	1971	Active
	535654	Mitchell I	Ohio Power Co.	Towboat	68	50	1971	Now Rockport
	538137	Lisa Ann	Southern Illinois Sand Co.	Towboat	94	58	1972	Active
1172	544879	General Gavin	Ohio Power Co.	Towboat	69	50	1972	Active
1173	545971	Phoebe Mercer	Universal Towing Co.	Towboat	95	58	1973	Now Eddie B. Marsh
	549296	George B	Marine Equipment Co.	Towboat	47	42	1973	Active
	552935	Mississippi IV	Mississippi Lime Co.	Towboat	59	50	1973	Active
	556668	Jess Wooldridge	Massman Construction Co.	Towboat	99	55	1974	Active
	560551	Tripper	Universal Towing Co.	Towboat	91	58	1974	Active
	564092	Metropolis Term.	Cook Coal Terminal	Towboat	69	50	1975	Later Lakin Terminal, now Joe Narcisse
	568900	Mountaineer	Weirton Steel Co.	Towboat	91	58	1975	Active
1180	571722	Charlie B	Inland River Service Co.	Towboat	47	42	1976	Active
	581151	L. P. Wright	Massman Construction Co.	Towboat	99	55	1977	Active
	589435	Imogene C	Machovec's Marine Supply	Towboat	91	58	1977	Later Sadie Mae, Speranza, now Alan Albright
	593057	Patricia B	Inland River Service Co.	Towboat	61	50	1978	Active
1184	602779	Janet R	Limited Leasing Co.	Towboat	52	41	1979	Active
1185	613405	Ole Bob K	Kelly's Peoria Harbor Service	Towboat	51	41	1979	Later Pammy K, now Maud
1186	622534	Danny Lee Partridge	Marseilles Marine & Fleeting	Towboat	52	41	1980	Now Harvey C
	645649	Catherine-John	Missouri Towing & Barge, Inc.	Towboat	52	41	1982	Later Joanne V, now Explorer
1189	649038	Bill Penix	Waterfront Services Co.	Towboat	78	51	1982	Later Governor Jim, Carolyn B, now Delta Kelly J
	671279	Mary B	Inland River Service Co.	Towboat	68	46	1984	Active

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