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The Admiral #277215 Length 119 feet - Breadth 34 feet - Twin screw towboat Built 1958 by Industrial Marine Service, Memphis, TN (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 17:30 on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 Copyright Photo by Michael Herschler - Thanks, Michael! In Tow Of Michael Luhr, circa 4/2018 (1 of 23)
GM 12-567 diesels, 2400 hp. Reduction gears 2.98:1. Originally Defender, owned by builder. Sold to West Memphis Towing Corp., Dallas, TX 1/1968. Sold to Luhr Bros., Inc., Columbia, IL, renamed The Admiral 10/1979
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