Betty Rose #289573 Length 60 feet - Breadth 18 feet - Twin screw towboat Built 1964 by Finell Iron Works, Chillicothe, IL. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:48 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Copyright Photo by Tim & Lori Powell - Thanks, Tim & Lori! At Hamm's Holiday Harbor Marina, Illinois River Mile 178.8, 6/2008
Cummins 855 diesels, repowered 1978, 670 hp. Allison red. 4.5:1. Originally Florence B, owned by Deneen River Co., Lacon, IL. Sold to Carter Tug Service, Peoria, renamed Sandy M 1966. Sold to Pekin Harbor Service, Pekin, IL 1971, renamed Roma J 1/1975. Sold to C & H Marine, Kampsville, IL, renamed Betty Rose 4/1980. Sold to Pool 24 Tug Service, Inc., Kampsville, IL 7/1986. Sold to Hamm's Harbor Service & Fleeting, Inc., Rome, IL 9/1988.
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