Towboat "Captain Ben" and excursion barge "Cincinnati-Covington Funliner" upbound.
<p>The smokestack of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_Park_Station_No._7" class="extiw" title="w:Eden Park Station No. 7">Eden Park Station No. 7</a> (former pumphouse for city water supply) can be seen across the river in Cincinnati.
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The triple-screw towboat "Captain Ben" (doc. # 251396, length 90 feet, width 21 feet, Cummins diesels, 900 hp), originally named "F. H. Johnston", was built in 1954 by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/8other/20inland.htm">Johnston Boat Co.</a>, Cincinnati, and owned by the builder..
In 1984, the boat was sold to <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bbriverboats.com/">BB Riverboats</a>, Covington, Ky., and in 1985 renamed "Captain Ben". BB Riverboats used the "Captain Ben" to push the excursion barge <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://cincinnativiews.net/Chrome">cards/Chrome-Funliner 2.jpg "Cincinnati-Covington Funliner"</a>..
In 2000, the boat was sold and leased to Memphis Queen Co., Memphis, Tenn. The boat was renamed <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.towboatgallery.com/Capt_J_T_Meanley.php?pic=3&amp;tnc=1&amp;mnu=">"Capt. J. T. Meanley"</a> and the barge renamed "City of Memphis"..
According to the Coast Guard Vessel Documentation site, the boat's documentation expired in 2003..
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Ohio River mile 469.
Bellevue, Kentucky.
Mar. 1988.
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file # 88c147.
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<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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<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bill_alden/27804719602/">88c147: Captain Ben and excursion barge upbound at Bellevue, Kentucky</a>