Sarah Kate #571258 Length 58 feet - Width 22 feet - Triple screw towboat Built 1976 by Muskogee Marine Service, Muskogee, OK. Rebuilt 1977 by United Shipbuilding & Repair, Vinton, LA. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:53 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Copyright Photo by David Bridges - Thanks, David! Working On The LMR Near Vicksburg, MS, 1/2011
Deere 6-12AF75 diesels, repowered 2009, 1200 hp. ZF red. Originally Bill Kaad, sold 8/1976 to D. C. Towing Co., Van Buren, AR. Sold 1977 to Sea-Horse Marine Transportation, Vinton, LA, renamed Mary Patricia. Firm name changed 1/1979 to Louisiana Marine Transportation Co., Vinton, LA. Sold 8/1979 to Florida Marine Transporters, Inc., Panama City, FL. Sold 7/1984 to Anchor Marine, Seneca, IL, renamed Charles Black, Sr.. Sold 3/1988 to Black Marine, Inc., Seneca, IL. Sold 7/1990 to Patton-Tully Transportation Co., Memphis, TN, renamed Virginia Burns. Sold 1994 to Taylor Farms Trucking, Inc., Wynne, AR, renamed Ruby Louise. Sank 2/21/1996 at Rosedale, MS. Sold 3/2009 to Big River Shipbuilders, Inc., Vicksburg, MS, renamed Sarah Kate. Rebuilt 2009, Vicksburg, MS.
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