Robert J. Banta #259261 Length 68 feet - Breadth 19 feet - Single screw towboat Built 1949 by St. Louis Shipbuilding & Steel Co., St. Louis, MO. (Additional Information Below Picture)
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GM 16V-71 diesel, 500 hp. Originally Ferdinand, owned by Bull Towing Co., Joliet, IL. Sold 1954 to Eagle Packet Co., St. Louis, MO. Sold 9/1963 to Universal Marine Corp., New Orleans, LA, renamed Richard L. Jones. Renamed Universal Tender 1968. Sold 6/1971 to Gautier Marine Transportation, Harvey, LA, renamed Joseph H. Gautier. Sold 11/1972 by Plaquemine Towing Corp., Sunshine, LA, renamed Robert J. Banta.
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