Neva Belle #531994 Length 65 feet - Breadth 24 feet - Twin screw towboat Built 1971 by Big River Shipbuilding, Vicksburg, MS; rebuilt 1990. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:52 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Copyright Photo by Kris Jacobi - Thanks, Kris! Working Above New Orleans, LMR 165, 6/2006
GM 12V-149 diesels, repowered 1990, 1350 hp. Twin Disc red. 6:1. Originally Steve Golding, owned by River Barges, Inc., Vicksburg, MS. Sold to Allied Structural Steel Co., Minneapolis, MN 1973. Sold to Continental Navigation Co., St. Louis, MO, renamed Nancy Jean 6/1974. Sold to Gonzo Marine, Inc., Westwego, LA, renamed JR 1989. Sold to Alberici Construction Co., Inc., St. Louis, MO 7/1991, renamed Neva Belle 9/1994; operated by Osage Marine Services, Inc., St. Louis, MO. Sold to GATX Leasing Corp., San Francisco, CA 5/2000; operated by Pelican Marine Fleeting, LaPlace, LA. Operated by Western Rivers Boat Management, Inc., Paducah, KY since 6/2007.
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