Ralph B #287078 Length 70 feet - Breadth 21 feet - Twin screw towboat Built 1961 by Barbour Metal Boat Works, St. Louis, MO. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:52 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Copyright Photo by Jeff L. Yates - Thanks, Jeff! At Ingram's Repair Dock, Paducah, KY, 8/2008
GM 16V-71N diesels, repowered 1972, 850 hp. Originally W. H. Shaver, Jr., owned by Tri-State Materials, Parkersburg, WV. Sold 1979 to Dravo Corp., Parkersburg, WV. Sold 1987 to Imperial Towing, Inc., Imperial, PA, renamed Amber Johnson. Sold 5/1989 to St. Jo Marine, Inc., Bellaire, OH, renamed Ralph B. Sold 11/2004 to Georgetown Marine, Inc., Bellaire, OH. Sold 11/2007 to Ohio River Salvage LLC, Crescent, PA. Sold 1/2008 to Ingram Barge Co., Nashville, TN.
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