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River Rat #266787 Length 60 feet - Breadth 19 feet - Twin screw tug/towboat Built 1953 by Leon Duet Shipyard, Cut Off, LA. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:53 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Copyright Photo by Jeremy Putman - Thanks, Jeremy! Closeup On The UMR At Bellevue, IA, 11/2016 (2 of 4)
GM 6-71TI diesels, repowered 2003, 700 hp. Allison reduction gears, 4.5:1. Originally Capt. Esserman, owned by Clifton M. Esserman, Golden Meadow, LA. Sold to Point Landing, Inc., Westwego, LA, renamed Point Landing V 1958. Sold to Zito Towing, Inc., New Orleans, LA. Sold to Lauren M. Shoaf, Ripley, TN 1980. Sold to Smith Towing Service, Inc., Caruthersville, MO, renamed Elizabeth Ann. Sold to Hamm's Harbor Service & Fleeting, Inc., Rome, IL. Sold to Riverview Tug Service, Inc., Bellevue, IA, renamed River Rat 3/2004.
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