Dravo SteelShip

SteelShip Corp. (Dravo), Pine Bluff AR

SteelShip was started by Ed Fry, of Grafton Boat Works, in conjunction with MonArk Boats, of Monticello AR. It went bankrupt in 1976 and was bought by Dravo, who sold it to J. B. Hunt, the trucking company, in 1982. It closed in 1989 and is now a river terminal. This table is obviously incomplete. Any help in making it better would be very welcome. Comments or queries, please email info@navalmarinearchive.com.

Most recent update: 2014-06-16.

Hull #	O.N.	Original Name	Original Owner	Ship Type	GT	Delivery	Disposition
Built by SteelShip Corp.
29	550309	Brooks L. Brown	Mobley Construction	Towboat	51	1973	Now Bobby R
30	552033	Morris	Material Service Corp.	Towboat	52	1973	Active
31	551839	Betty Lou	Pitmarine Corp.	Towboat	60	1973	Retired 2005
	553651	Little Rock	Eby Construction	Towboat	56	1973	Now Annette G
33	555899	Louise M	Pennsylvania Power	Towboat	72	1974	Active
	557897	W. F. McAuley	Patton-Tully Tptn.	Towboat	58	1974	Now Scout
	557987	Rosedale	Greenville River Services	Towboat	63	1974	Active
	559501	Holly J	Southern Illinois Sand	Towboat	104	1974	Active
43	559820	Tribune	Velvet Marine Systems	Towboat	87	1974	Now Tom Zupan
	560111	Harriet Sue	General Intermodal	Towboat	86	1974	Now IMT Progress
	560941	Sheila K	Talens Marine & Fuel	Towboat	76	1974	Now Jordan Elyse
	560942	McM VII	McMenamy Contractor	Towboat	76	1975	Now Halle Kate
		Clinton	Corps of Engineers	Towboat		1974	Active
		Channahon	Corps of Engineers	Towboat		1975	Active
	561669	Shawnee	Cincinnati Gas & Electric	Towboat	87	1975	Now Earl Hensley
	563628	Weck Dunlap	Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel	Towboat	67	1975	Active
	563983	McM VI	McMenamy Contractor	Towboat	91	1975	Now Miss Claudette
60	567019	McM VIII	McMenamy Contractor	Towboat	103	1975	Now Sharin K
	564941	Marsha Gayle	MGM Towing	Towboat	76	1975	Total loss 2004
	564949	Mary Dalton	Badger Fleet	Towboat	150	1975	Now Gladiator
63	565236	Linnie W. Mobley	Mobley Construction	Towboat	63	1975	Now Jesse Z
	565620	R. F. Meek	Piedmont & Southern Leasing	Towboat		1975	Now Missouri
	566271	Robert L. Ross	Roger J. Au & Sons	Towboat	62	1975	Now Joe Avery
66	569109	Mar G	Weber Marine	Towboat	48	1975	Active
	566828	Ruffin	Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel	Towboat	42	1975	Active
	566831	Badger Boy	Badger Fleet	Towboat	150	1975	Now Trojan
	566832	Evie B	Badger Fleet	Towboat	150	1975	Now Spartan
	569436	Shelby J	Beardstown Harbor & Fleeting	Towboat	62	1976	Active
71	567901	Lisa Jo	Inland River Boats	Towboat	76	1975	Now Tammy T
72	568367	General Ellis	Cleancoal Terminal	Towboat	69	1975	Active
73	587336	Ruth McCoy	Midstream Fuel Service	Towboat	63	1976	Now Miss Sammylee
74	570857	Marvis Jean	Ruhr Valley Marine	Towboat	76	1976	Now Mary G
		Muscatine	Corps of Engineers	Towboat		1976	Active
Built by Dravo SteelShip Corp.
76	579633	Forest Queen	International Paper	Towboat	167	1977	Now Inland Cardinal
	574339	J. W. Lizon	Ohio Power	Towboat	69	1977	Active
78	610020	Fuel Pusher	Petroleum Products of Del.	Towboat	43	1977	Now Full Steam
79	592771	Ajay	Hex Stone	Towboat	43	1978	Active
80	600380	Ceco	Commonwealth Edison	Towboat	27	1978	Active
81	585021	Jack Crowley	Lemont Harbor & Fleeting	Towboat	68	1977	Active
82	587330	Becky Sue	Taylor Towing	Towboat	76	1977	Active
83	588835	P. N. Ellis	Koch-Ellis Marine Contracting	Towboat	77	1978	Now Danielle C
84	600672	Lady Joan	Kathryn Rae Towing	Towboat	71	1978	Now Chloe Lee
	600334	Cap'n Bill J	Apac Arkansas	Towboat	77	1978	Active
85	615693	Pleasants K	Monongahela Power	Towboat	64	1979	Active
		Bienville	Corps of Engineers	Towboat		1979	Active
		Goodwin	Corps of Engineers	Towboat		1979	Active
		Strong	Corps of Engineers	Towboat		1979	Active
	1187926	65NS7901	US Navy	Passenger	52	1979	Now Activa
95	614957	Elizabeth D	Dravo Aggregates	Towboat	204	1979	Active
150	615180	Boone	Cincinnati Gas & Electric	Towboat	68	1980	Active
151	620544	Lady Genevieve	Deep South Towing	Towboat	83	1980	Now Sandy Lou
152	621575	Jo Ree	Weber Marine	Towboat	83	1980	Active
153	636848	Bud Weber	Dravo Mechling	Towboat	130	1981	Now Carolyn Z
154	638850	Charlotte Lynn	William F. Conley	Towboat	132	1981	Now Steve M
		McNamara	Corps of Engineers	Towboat		1980	Active
		Wells	Corps of Engineers	Towboat		1980	Active
		Gelberman	Corps of Engineers	Towboat	170	1980	Active
162	624179	Pintail	Stevens Towing	Towboat	251	1980	Now Crosby Progress
163	626256	Kingfisher	Radcliff Materials	Towboat	251	1980	Active
164	626357	Julie White	Vane Line Bunkering	Towboat	251	1980	Now Doris Hamlin
168	629840	Sioux		Towboat	113	1980	Now Marilin R
169	633608	Outrageous	G. T. Gator Inc.	Towboat	113	1981	Active
170	643443	Walter E. Blessey	Blessey Marine Services	Towboat	219	1981	Active
171	631837	Goog-E	Weber Marine	Towboat	99	1981	Active
172	631838	Mar-Lo	Weber Marine	Towboat	99	1981	Active
206	639568	Mobilian	Warrior & Gulf Navigation	Towboat	227	1981	Active
207	640835	Tuskegee	Warrior & Gulf Navigation	Towboat	227	1981	Active
208	641456	Caddo	Warrior & Gulf Navigation	Towboat	227	1981	Now Maxx B
209	645674	Naniaba	Warrior & Gulf Navigation	Towboat	227	1982	Active
210	646010	Tunica	Warrior & Gulf Navigation	Towboat	227	1982	Active
211	646741	Tahome	Warrior & Gulf Navigation	Towboat	227	1982	Active
212	647380	Biloxi	Warrior & Gulf Navigation	Towboat	227	1982	Active
213	648798	Pascagoula	Warrior & Gulf Navigation	Towboat	227	1982	Active
214	650594	Piachi	Warrior & Gulf Navigation	Towboat	227	1982	Active
215	650648	Pushmataha	Warrior & Gulf Navigation	Towboat	227	1982	Active
Built by Hunt's SteelShip Corp.
216	655097	Manitou	Old Mission Schooners	Passenger	82	1983	Active
217	670316	Mobile Island	SCNO Barge Lines	Towboat	236	1984	Now Ernie T. Wellhausen
		E. B. Wallace	Corps of Engineers	Towboat		1986	Active
222	965975	Ponderosa	Hex Stone	Towboat	50	1989	Active

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