Portland Canal near 17th St..
<p>"Paul G. Blazer" downbound..
Ohio River mile 605.
Louisville, Ky..
11/13/2000.
a0k018.
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Towboat "Paul G. Blazer" (doc # 918951).
Length 150 feet - Width 45 feet - Twin Screw Cat 3606 4200 hp.
Built 1987 by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/5small/inactive/quality.htm">Quality Shipyards</a>, Houma, LA.
Owned by Ashland Oil, Ashland, Ky., until transferred to Marathon Ashland Petroleum in 1998.
(later shortened to Marathon Petroleum).
The boat was named for Paul G. Blazer, who founded <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashland_Inc." class="extiw" title="w:Ashland Inc.">Ashland Oil</a> in 1924 and served as both president and CEO of the company.
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scanned from 6x9 cm transparency.
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JPEG quality 95.
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/70020260@N04">William Alden</a> from Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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