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Belle #522212 Length 90 feet - Breadth 28 feet - Twin screw towboat Built 1969 by Jeffboat, Inc., Jeffersonville, IN. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:48 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Copyright Photo by Capt. Billy Smith - Thanks, Billy! At Starfleet In New Orleans Area, 11/2012 (1 of 6) Photo Mug & Baseball Cap available!
Cat 3512 diesels, repowered 2000, 1800 hp. Lufkin reduction gears, 4:1. Originally Enco Mississippi, owned by Humble Oil & Refining Co., Houston, TX. Transferred to Exxon Shipping Co., Houston, TX, renamed Exxon Mississippi 1/1973. Transferred to SeaRiver Maritime, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA, renamed S/R Mississippi 8/1993. Leased to Coastal Towing, Inc., Houston, TX, renamed Lady Estelle 1995. Returned to SeaRiver Maritime, Inc., Baton Rouge, LA, renamed S/R Mississippi 1996. Sold to Kirby Inland Marine, Inc., Houston, TX, renamed City Of Baton Rouge 1/2003. Sold to JAR Assets, Inc., Mandeville, LA, renamed Miss Kelly 9/2003; operated by Florida Marine Transporters, Mandeville, LA. Sold to Kenco Marine LLC, Katy, TX 7/2007. Sold back to Florida Marine Transporters, Inc., Mandeville, LA 4/2009, renamed Belle 4/2011.
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