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Michael R #566050 Length 60 feet - Breadth 22 feet - Twin screw towboat Built 1976 by Scully Bros. Boat Builders, Stephensville, LA. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:52 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Courtesy of Boat Photo Museum, Dan Owen - Thanks, Dan! As Barite Jack On The LMR At Best Barite (3 of 6)
GM 12V-71 diesels, 800 hp. Twin Disc red. 6:1. Originally Freedom, owned by Atchafalaya River Fleeting, Inc., Morgan City, LA. Sold to Best Barite, Inc., Houma, LA, renamed Barite Jack 1982. Sold to Muscle Shoals Marine Service, Inc., Florence, AL, renamed Michael R 7/1988.
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