George T. Price Length 115.5 feet - Breadth 26 feet - Twin prop diesel towboat Built 1925 by Charles Ward Engineering Works, Charleston, WV. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:50 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Copyright Photo by Barry Griffith - Thanks, Barry!
Originally powered by two 360 hp diesels; repowered 1938 with National Superior diesels, 1600 hp. The first twin screw diesel powered towboat built in the U.S. Originally owned by W. C. Kelly Barge Line, Jeffersonville, IN, which became American Barge Line Co., Jeffersonville, IN. Sold to O. F. Shearer & Sons, Cincinnati, OH 1946. Sold to River Transportation Co., Pt. Pleasant, WV 1966. Sold to M/G Transport Services, Inc., Cincinnati, OH 1968.
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