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Dixie Leader #536311 Length 141 feet - Breadth 35 feet - Twin screw towboat Built 1971 by Superior Boat Works, Greenville, MS. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:49 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Copyright Photo by Capt. Billy Smith - Thanks, Billy! On The LMR At Kirby 108, 3/2017 (3 of 16)
GM 16-567C diesels, 3200 hp. Western reduction gears, 3.75:1. Originally Capt. W. F. Fredeman,, owned by Port Arthur Towing Co., Port Arthur, TX. Sold to Alliance Marine Services, Metairie, LA, renamed Alliance Prince 12/1979. Sold to Dixie Carriers, Inc., Houston, TX, renamed Dixie Leader 6/1986. Transferred to Kirby Inland Marine LP, Houston, TX 1/1998.
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