Kathryn Beesecker #262649 Length 176 feet - Width 40 feet - Twin screw towboat Built 1951 by Dravo Corp., Neville Island, PA. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:51 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Copyright Photo by Mark Haury - Thanks, Mark! Working On The River Before 1/2000
GM 16-645E5 diesels, repowered 1966, 5600 hp. Falk red. Kort nozzles. Originally W. S. Rhea, owned by The Valley Line Co., St. Louis, MO. Sold to D. W. Rentals, Inc., Greenville, MS 3/1987. Sold to WSR, Inc., Greenville, MS 3/1988, renamed Donnie Ray, Jr. 9/1988. Sold to Northstar Navigation, Inc., Paducah, KY, renamed Kathryn Beesecker 4/1992. Out of service 2005.
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