Ernie D #279067 Length 54 feet - Breadth 18 feet - Twin screw towboat. Built 1959 by Barbour Metal Boat Works, Lemay, MO. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:50 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Courtesy of Boat Photo Museum, Dan Owen - Thanks, Dan! As Decatur, Date and Location Unknown
GM 12V-71 diesels, repowered 1976, 800 hp. Originally Decatur, owned by Decatur Sand & Gravel Co., Decatur, AL. Sold to W. H. Carder, Inc., Gould, AR, renamed Panama 1/1971. Sold to Souter Construction Co., Inc., Conway, AR, renamed Ernie D 11/1978.
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