Mr. Banks #281838 Length 54 feet - Breadth 18 feet - Triple screw towboat Built 1960 by Superior Boat Works, Greenville, MS. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:52 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Copyright Photo by Tom Waller - Thanks, Tom! On The Ohio At Cave In Rock, IL, 11/2011
GM 6-71 diesels, 495 hp. Twin Disc red. 3:1. Originally Pioneer, owned by builder. Sold to Pioneer Grain Co., DeWitt, AR 1961. Sold to Mississippi Valley Engineering & Construction Co., Memphis, TN, renamed Miss Vecco 1963. Sold to Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Co., Pine Bluff, AR, renamed Capt. Joe 1968. Sold to Peabody Coal Co., Beaver Dam, KY, renamed Ted Kelce 4/1972. Sold to Empire Marine, Harrisburg, IL 4/2000. Sold to Cave In Rock Ferry, Cave In Rock, IL, renamed Mr. Banks 2/2004.
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