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Uncle Otis #278241 Length 60 feet - Breadth 14.1 feet - Single screw towboat Built 1940 by Burger Boat Co., Manitowoc, WI. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:54 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Copyright Photo by David Smith - Thanks, David! At Big Sandy River Mile 7, 9/2015 (1 of 2)
Cat diesel, repowered 1959, 300 hp. Originally Lucien S. Johnson, in Cincinnati Corps of Engineers fleet, transferred 1947 to Louisville District. Sold to Portsmouth Docking Co., Portsmouth, OH 11/1956, renamed Donald H 1970. Sold to Standard Slag Co., Wheelersburg, OH 1976, renamed Stanmat 1977. Sold to BB Riverboats, Inc., Newport, KY, renamed Shirley B 1981. Sold to River Marine Enterprises LLC, Paducah, KY, renamed Uncle Otis 12/2016. Headed For Scrap Yard, 6/2018?
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