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Patriot #239124 Length 148 feet - Breadth 40 feet - Twin screw towboat Built 1939 by Treadwell Construction Co., Midland, PA, and Jeffboat, Jeffersonville, IN. (Additional Information Below Picture)
Last Updated at 8:52 on Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Copyright Photo by Capt. Billy Smith - Thanks, Billy! Pilothouse Closeup In North Little Rock, AR, 7/2014 (2 of 9)
Cooper-Bessemer LT-6 diesels, 2000 hp. Direct drive. Originally Patriot, owned by American Barge Line Co., Jeffersonville, IN. Sold to O. F. Shearer & Sons, Cincinnati, OH 5/1952, renamed O. F. Shearer 6/1953. Sold to Indiana & Michigan Electric Co., Lakin, WV 9/1973. Sold to Boeuf River, Inc., Wisner, LA, renamed Angel Patience 1/1979. Converted to floating restaurant at Clayton, LA, on the Tensas River, Early 1980s. Converted to wharf boat at North Little Rock, AR, renamed to original name, Patriot.
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