Amber J #254125 Length 44 feet - Breadth 12 feet - Single screw towboat Built 1947 in Waverly, MO. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:48 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Copyright Photo by Mark Haury - Thanks, Mark! Docked Alongside The River Before 1/2000
GM 6-71 diesel, repowered 1978, 165 hp. Originally No. 44, used by Hickman, KY ferry. Sold to Ira Adams, Shawneetown, IL, renamed Lucy 1951. Sold to Igert, Inc., Paducah, KY 1969. Sold to James Marine, Inc., Paducah, KY, renamed Amber J 3/1987. Dismantled 2002.
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