Portland Canal near 22nd St.
<p>Close-up of stern of towboat "Indian Princess" maneuvering tow next to canal wall.
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Twin screw towboat "Indian Princess" (doc. # 239996, length 176.5 feet, width 36.4 feet, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMD_645" class="extiw" title="w:EMD 645">GM 16-645C</a> diesels [repowered in 1974], 3800 hp).
Built in 1940 by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/large/dravoboats.htm">Dravo Corp.</a>, Neville Island, Pennsylvania.
Originally named "Wm. Penn", owned by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fotw.info/flags/us~hfu.html#unionbarge">Union Barge Line</a>, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
In 1960, sold to Point Towing Co., Point Pleasant, West Virginia, and renamed "R. H. Bosworth II".
In 1970, sold to <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mgtransport.com/">M/G Transport Services</a>, Cincinnati, Ohio, and renamed "Midland".
In 1973, sold to Midstream Shipyards and Supply, Greenville, Mississippi, and renamed "Martha Trotter".
Operated by Trotter Towing Corp., Greenville.
Changed hands several times, then in 1984 sold to Triangle Marine, Greenville, and renamed "Lucy Lee".
In 1994, sold to Northstar Navigation, Paducah, Kentucky, and renamed <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bill_alden/6635829263/">"Indian Princess"</a>.
In 2004, sold to Versatility Marine, Gonzales, Louisiana, and renamed "Captain Billy Watson".
In 2007, the boat was <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.towboatgallery.com/Captain_Billy_Watson.php?pic=3&amp;tnc=1">shipped to South America</a>.
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_River" class="extiw" title="w:Ohio River">Ohio River</a> mile 606.
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" class="extiw" title="w:Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a>.
Mar. 3, 2001.
file # a1c006.
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Scanned from 6x9 cm E-6 transparency taken with Fuji GW690 II (90 mm lens) or Fuji GSW690 III (65 mm lens).
<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/27562727147/">a1c006: Stern of Indian Princess</a>