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Francis J. Blank #506377 Length 65 feet - Breadth 22 feet - Twin screw towboat Built 1966 by Greenville Shipbuilding Corp., Greenville, MS (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:50 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Copyright Photo by Eric M. Johnson - Thanks, Eric! Monongahela River Mile 35.9, Webster, PA, 9/2009 (4 of 10)
Cummins QSK19 II diesels, repowered 2009, 1200 hp. Twin Disc red. 5.95:1. Originally Henry DeBardeleben, owned by Coyle Lines, Inc., New Orleans, LA. Sold to Inland Tugs Co., Jeffersonville, IN. Sold to Wooten's River Service & Supply Co., Louisville, KY, renamed Norman R. Wooten, Sr. 1983. Sold to John's Towing Service, Inc., Shippingport, PA, renamed Lori Ann 6/1986. Sold to Blank River Services, Inc., Elizabeth, PA, renamed Francis J. Blank 4/2000. Operated by TowLine River Service, Elizabeth, PA since 3/2009.
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