Capt. W. C. Higginbotham #284195 Length 190 feet - Breadth 48 feet - Twin Screw, Alco 251B, 2 per shaft, 6600 hp Built 1961 by Jeffersonville Boat & Machine Co., Jeffersonville, IN (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:49 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Copyright Photo by Barry Griffith - Thanks, Barry! High & Dry At James Marine, Paducah, KY, 1/2010
Western red. 5.55:1. Kort nozzles. Originally J. E. Alquist Renamed Angelique 8/1973 Renamed Capt. W. C. Higginbotham 10/1980 Owned by Froning's Towing, Inc., St. Louis, MO Operated by SCNO Barge Lines, Inc., St. Louis, MO Until sold 1988, converted to restaurant at Cincinnati, OH
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