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Humboldt Boat Service, St. Louis MO

Humboldt Boat Service was started by by George and Jerry Holtgrewe in 1953. It stopped building boats in the downturn of the 1980s but is still operated as a repair facility. It was sold to Kenny Tubbs in 1993 and to Budrovich Marine in 2013. The yard is at 300 Humboldt Avenue: see it from the air on Google here. The table below is obviously incomplete: if anyone can add to it, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 22 March 2020.

Hull# O.N. Original Name Original Owner Ship Type GT Delivery Disposition
269139 Thunderbird Williams Marine Enterprise Towboat 17 1955 Active
146 573968 Mighty Mite Central Soya Towboat 10 1955 Now Sir Douglas
271313 Clyde Logsdon River Construction Towboat 66 1955 Active
271756 Lillian West Lake Quarry & Material Ferry 18 1956 Now Deborah A
274057 Barbara Don State of Tennessee Ferry 21 1957 Now The Houston/Benton County Ferry
513644 Mike Luhr Bros. Towboat 11 1958 Active
276940 Leopard Kenova Coal Terminal Towboat 39 1958 Now Spirit
277527 Colee I Dairyland Power Coop Towboat 35 1958 Active
181 277891 Tom Cook Pfaff & Smith Builders Supply Towboat 23 1958 Active
278870 Mobile Island Beaver Island Fleeting Towboat 34 1959 Now Eager Beaver
192 280003 Ory B Ory Bros. Marine Towboat 39 1959 Later Phyllis E, Kathy Jo, Addie T, now Sir Kris-tyn
280603 Elgercliff Reserve Transportation Towboat 64 1960 Active
282494 Little Hutch Hutchinson Barge Line Towboat 11 1960 Retired 2005
283457 Stephen H Larry Geisler Towboat 28 1959 Later Budd J, Bill Judd, Shawna Marie, now Alana Paige
283479 Cipsco CIPSCO Towboat 36 1960 Now Pin Tail
284399 Ruth E United Electric Coal Towboat 39 1960 Active
285608 Kemco Chief II Foote Mineral Towboat 24 1961 Now Sir Earl
286240 Helen R Ohio River Dredging Towboat 42 1961 Active
286797 Lad Lad Towing Towboat 55 1961 Later Arch, Jordan R. Sensibar, Sunflower, now Taylor B
206 286955 Ory J Ory Bros. Marine Towboat 17 1961 Later Mt. Vernon Switcher, now Kaskaskia Switcher
287257 Mobile Island Economy Boat Store Towboat 35 1961 Now Bunker Beaver
287816 Maud Sunflower Enterprises Towboat 25 1962 Active
290832 Willco Commonwealth Edison Towboat 44 1963 Later Melissa E, now Brandon C
215 297054 Gopher Allied Structural Steel Towboat 37 1962 Later Shirley M. Settoon, now Christie M. Settoon
297150 Ory B Ory Bros. Marine Towboat 39 1959 Later Mary Sue, now Sir Kris-tyn
218 291298 The Owl Gary Dredging Towboat 37 1963 Now Margaret D
291670 Lawrence B Bernhardt Bros. Marine Towboat 74 1963 Later Namour, E. E. Crawford, Lisa Michelle, Miss Hannah, retired 2009
293330 Robert B Amax Coal Towboat 26 1963 Now Hailie-T
222 298369 Little Mike Great Lakes Dredge Towboat 16 1963 Active
223 294295 Ory F Ory Bros. Marine Towboat 38 1964 Later Miss Lori, now M V Rally
224 295777 Miss Jan B.N.B. Towing Towboat 61 1964 Active
299338 Sir James Canton Marine Towing Towboat 45 1965 Active
227 299017 Ashton Allied Chemical Towboat 48 1965 Later Albert B, now Judy Ann
228 501258 Ory J Ory Bros. Marine Towboat 58 1965 Later Pammy K, now Midwest II
504742 Miss June Tower Rock Ferry Towboat 28 1966 Later Donna Lynn, now Charlie D
230 510471 Elba-E Glasgow Sand & Construction Towboat 75 1966 Now Johanna
231 504958 Cassville Ferry Village of Cassville Ferry 56 1966 Active
509679 Elco Logsdon Tug Service Towboat 105 1967 Active
234 510815 Charger Gate-Way Towing Towboat 38 1967 Now Sir Richard
513525 Slave II Smith Towing Towboat 24 1968 Now Norman-Roger
516860 Jeffrey Lynn Mount Vernon Barge Service Towboat 45 1968 Active
522756 J. L. McNealey Daytona Power & Light Towboat 75 1968 Now Tom Bussler
241 523148 Slave IV Humboldt Boat Service Towboat 41 1969 Now Mr. Mike
524047 Lot Summers Shappert Engineering Towboat 48 1969 Later Tom Reynolds, now Ellen Marie
244 526400 Ronald Schwebke Shappert Engineering Towboat 48 1970 Now Fred A. Settoon
528909 Mulroy St. Louis Ship Towboat 48 1970 Later J. C. Gee, now Emma Kate
532016 June-K Keller's Harbor Service Towboat 48 1971 Now Patrick Kapper
535552 Sir Randall Canton Marine Towing Towboat 63 1971 Active
538357 Miss Gib Gibraltar Coal Towboat 25 1972 Now Tanner J
541643 Richard Neale Neale Towing Towboat 66 1972 Active
549310 Sprig Logsdon Tug Service Towboat 111 1973 Active
553429 Little Wildcat Central Soya Towboat 27 1973 Now Midwest I
556505 Cindy Lou Tionesta Sand & Gravel Towboat 15 1974 Now Suzie
560268 Ory M Ory Bros. Marine Towboat 40 1974 Later Rooster, now Gracie M
560984 Carl B Deneen River Co. Towboat 13 1974 Now Miss T
566886 Rebecca Ann Bussen Towing Towboat 30 1975 Later Desa Rae, now Nysha Rae
256 579531 Darrell Thompson Dayton Power & Light Towboat 80 1976 Now KTB-1
617160 Charger II Gate-Way Towing Towboat 39 1980 Now Earl T II
261 637050 Helen Virginia Missouri Towing & Barge Towboat 39 1981 Active
678691 Gate-Way Gate-Way Towing Towboat 46 1984 Now Razorback

 

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