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Mississippian Length 86 feet - Breadth 27 feet - Diesel towboat, steel hull, single prop. Built 1952 by Alexander Shipyard, New Orleans, LA. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:52 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Copyright Photo by Barry Griffith - Thanks, Barry! San Salvador Light Boat Between 1960 & 1973 (Colorized) (1 of 4)
GM 16-567 diesel, repowered 1973, 1600 hp. Falk reduction gears. Originally Pegasus, owned by Pan Gulf Towing Co. Sold to J. S. Gissel & Co., Houston, TX, renamed San Salvador 1960. Retired for eight or more years. Sold to Transcity Marine Corp., Channelview, TX, entirely rebuilt, renamed Mississippian 1973. Sold to Illinois Barge Line, Inc., Wheaton, IL, 4/1974. Sold to Sugarland Towing Co., Inc., Lafayette, LA 1/1975. Sold to National Marine Service, taken out of service 1977.
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