Melvin L. King #569238 Length 83 feet - Breadth 30 feet - Triple screw towboat Built 1976 by Scully Bros. Boat Builders, Stephensville, LA. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 10:12 on Tuesday, April 9, 2019 Copyright Photo by Michael Herschler - Thanks, Michael! Apparently Idle On The River, 9/2013
Cat 3512 diesels, repowered 2002, 2800 hp. Cat reduction gears, 3.95:1. Retractable pilothouse. Originally operated as Hull 54, owned by W & M Transportation Co., Vicksburg, MS. Sold to Flowers Transportation, Inc., Greenville, MS 9/1977, renamed Jessie Flowers 11/1977. Sold to Yazoo River Towing, Inc., Vicksburg, MS 6/1980, renamed Melvin L. King 2/1981.
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