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L. Wade Childress #256000 Length 176 feet - Breadth 40 feet - Twin screw towboat Built 1948 by Dravo, Neville Island, PA. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:51 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Courtesy of Boat Photo Museum, Dan Owen - Thanks, Dan! On The Ohio River, 4/1974 (1 of 3)
GM 16-645E5 diesels, repowered 1966, 5000 hp. Falk reduction gears. Kort nozzles. Originally owned by The Valley Line Co., St. Louis, MO. Sank at Fort Madison, IA 12/19/1985; raised 3/25/1986, sold and converted to quarterboat.
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