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Universal Nomad #290155 Length 57 feet - Breadth 22 feet - Twin screw towboat Built 1962 by Valley Marine Welding, Greenville, MS. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:55 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Courtesy of Boat Photo Museum, Dan Owen - Thanks, Dan! In Better Days Before She Burned (1 of 3)
Cummins NTA855 diesels, repowered 1989, 800 hp. Originally Donald W, owned by Barges, Inc., Greenville, MS. Sold to Tatum Towing Co., Greenville, MS, renamed The Georgia Girl 1963. Sold to Universal Marine, Inc., New Orleans, LA 1967, renamed Universal Nomad 1/1970. Sold to P-D Harbor Service, Argyle, IA 1971. Sold to L. W. Matteson, Inc., Burlington, IA 3/1985. Sold to Maneson Marine Service, Inc., Burlington, IA 3/1996. Burned 12/18/2002. Superstructure cut off, hull at Burlington, IA.
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