Looking down from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Rogers_Clark_Memorial_Bridge" class="extiw" title="w:George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge">Clark Bridge</a>.
<p>Towboat "Joan W" (doc. # 240458) downbound with tank barges.
</p><p>Twin screw <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pusher_(boat)" class="extiw" title="w:Pusher (boat)">towboat</a> "Joan W" (doc. # 240458, length 100 feet, breadth 26 feet, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_567" class="extiw" title="w:EMD 567">GM 12-567B</a> diesels, repowered in 1984, 2400 hp)
Built in 1941 as a single screw boat by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/small/calumet.htm">Calumet Ship Yard and Dry Dock Co.</a>, Chicago, Illinois
It was originally named "Donna Lee" and owned by A.L. Mechling Barge Lines, Joliet, Illinois
In early 1956, the boat was struck by lightning on the Cumberland River, burned and sank
Carl Vest raised the boat, rebuilt it and converted it to triple screw in 1957 at Greenville, Mississippi
Also in 1957, the boat was sold to (or operated by) Victory Towing Co., Greenville, and renamed "Bonnie D"
In 1965, the boat was again rebuilt, this time as twin screw, and renamed "Johnny Dan"
In 1979, the boat was sold to River Towing, Inc., Greenville, and renamed "Jason"
In 1980, the boat was sold to Martin Logicon Energy Co., Pine Bluff, Arkansas
In 1981, it was sold again and renamed "Joan W", operated by Apex Towing Co., St. Louis, Missouri
In 1992, it was sold to Hill's Enterprises, Inc., Decatur, Alabama, and renamed "Christopher H"
In 1995, the boat was sold to <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.choctawtrans.com/">Choctaw Transportation Co.</a>, Dyersburg, Tennessee, and renamed "Mister Charlie"
The boat's documentation expired in 2007
</p><p>Reminder: To search for information about vessels documented by the U.S. Coast Guard (such as towboats), you can use the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://foss.nmfs.noaa.gov/apexfoss/f?p=215:4:9731818819408::NO:::">NOAA's searchable database</a> or the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://cgmix.uscg.mil/PSIX/PSIXSearch.aspx">Coast Guard PSIX vessel search page</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.towboatgallery.com/">Dick's Towboat Gallery</a> has photos and information about many towboats.
</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_River" class="extiw" title="w:Ohio River">Ohio River</a> mile 604.
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" class="extiw" title="w:Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a>.
Aug. 1987.
File # 87h066.
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35 mm E-6 slide.
scanned with Plustek OpticFilm 7600i and Silverfast 8.
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edited with Picture Window 4
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/70020260@N04">William Alden</a> from Louisville, Kentucky, USA
CC BY-SA 2.0
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bill_alden/7343321926/">87h066: Towboat Joan W from above</a>