HR Bass #629525 Length 60 feet - Breadth 25 feet - Twin screw towboat Built 1980 by Bayou Black Shipyard, Gibson, LA. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:50 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Copyright Photo by Tom Waller - Thanks, Tom! On The GIWW At Amelia, LA, 6/2013
GM 16V-71 diesels, 1000 hp. Twin Disc red. 5:1. Originally Bengal Aggie, owned by Bengal Marine, Inc., Morgan City, LA. Sold to Aqua Marine Management, Inc., Baytown, TX, renamed Aggie 1984. Returned to Bengal Marine, renamed Bengal Aggie 8/1984. Sold to Rose Transportation, Inc., renamed Purple Rose 1984. Sold to Watson Marine Service, Inc., Port Allen, LA 1985. Sold to Marine Inland Industries, Inc., West Bay, FL 1988. Sold to Local Towing, Inc., Norwalk, CT, renamed John G. Sold to Monteiro Towing, Inc., Houma, LA. Sold to Double Eagle Marine, Inc., New Iberia, LA, renamed Fighting Eagle 1997. Sold to Delta Towing LLC, Houma, La 2/2001, renamed Delta Tiger 11/2001. Sold to Crosby Marine Transportation LLC, Golden Meadow, LA 5/2011. Sold to General Electric Co., Albany, NY, rebuilt with retractable pilothouse, renamed HR Bass 5/2013.
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