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Rita D #212139 Length 93 feet - Breadth 26 feet - Triple screw towboat Built 1957 by Greenville Mfg. & Machine Works, Greenville, MS, and Marine Welding & Repair Works, Greenville, MS. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:52 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Courtesy of Boat Photo Museum, Dan Owen - Thanks, Dan! On The Yazoo At Redwood, MS After Burning, 2/16/1983 (1 of 19)
Cat D397 diesels, 1500 hp. Twin Disc reduction gears, 3.97:1. Originally Etta Marie, owned by Port City Towing Co., Greenville, MS. Sold to Grafton Towing Co., Greenville, MS, renamed Charlotte Ann 1964. Rebuilt by Greenville Shipbuilding Corp., Greenville, MS 1964. Reacquired by Port City Towing Co, renamed Jane Jones 1967. Sold to Lange's Fleet, Inc., Franklin, LA 5/1970. Sold to Lake Palourde Boat Co., Inc., Morgan City, LA 5/1975. Sold to A & D Towing, Inc., Vicksburg, MS, renamed Rita D 7/1976. Burned 2/16/1983 at Redwood, MS, Yazoo River.
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