Bluebird #254543 Length 167 feet - Breadth 36.5 feet - Twin screw towboat Built 1947 by Dravo Corp., Neville Island, PA (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:48 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Copyright Photo by Jeff L. Yates - Thanks, Jeff! Upbound At Meldahl Lock, Ohio River, 11/1970
National Superior 8, 2240 hp Originally Pennsylvania Renamed Bluebird 9/1969 Renamed Utah 11/1973 Repowered 1976 to F-M 10D38 1/8, 3200 hp Renamed Kathryn 8/1978 Sold and moved to St. Thomas, BVI 1988, converted to ship-handling tug
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