Michael W #260980 Length 150 feet - Breadth 35 feet - Twin screw towboat Built 1950 by St. Louis Shipbuilding & Steel Co., St. Louis, MO. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:52 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Copyright Photo by Mark Haury - Thanks, Mark! Working On The River Before 1/2000
F-M model 38 OP diesels, 3200 hp. Farrell-Birmingham red. Originally Claude Tully, owned by Patton-Tully Transportation Co., Memphis, TN. Sold to Cargo Carriers, Minneapolis, MN, renamed Carlouis 10/1960. Sold to Rose Barge Line, Marseilles, IL, renamed Mark W. Rose 8/1963. Sold to Walker Towing Corp., Paducah, KY, renamed Bessie Walker 8/1966. Sold to James Marine, Inc., Paducah, KY 7/1994. Sold to International Barge, Inc., Paducah, KY 8/1994, renamed Michelle Pater 1/1995. Renamed Michael W 10/1995. Dismantled 2005.
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