Konrad Length 76 feet - Breadth 18 feet - Single screw towboat Built 1936 by St. Louis Shipbuilding & Steel Co., St. Louis, MO. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 20:00 on Friday, July 26, 2019 Copyright Photo by Jeff L. Yates - Thanks, Jeff! As Papa Lere In 1985
Superior 6 cyl. diesel, repowered 1949, 600 hp. Kort nozzle. Originally Producers II, owned by Producers Pipe Line Co. Sold to Capt. George B. Gordon 10/1948. Sold to Kosmos Towing Co., Louisville, KY, renamed Kentucky spring 1950. Sold to Potter Towing Co. 12/1952, renamed Papa Lere 3/1953. Sold to West Tennessee Limestone Co., Nashville, TN, renamed Konrad 1955. Sank 7/21/1956 at Randolph Landing, TN in 50 feet of water during a storm. Crew swam to shore.
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