Looking E from Portland Canal near 12th St.:
<p>Towboat "SuperAmerica" upbound.
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<pre>In foreground is concrete-covered riprap (to prevent erosion of underlying soil) and morning glory.
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<p>Twin screw towboat "SuperAmerica" (doc. # 923213, length 150 feet, breadth 45 feet, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tractorandequipment.com/products/cat-sup-sup-3606-industrial-diesel-engine">Cat 3606</a> diesels, 4200 hp.)
Built in 1987 by <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/small/quality.htm">Quality Shipyards</a>, Houma, Louisiana, and originally owned by Ashland, Inc., Ashland, Kentucky
Sold to Marathon Ashland Petroleum, Ashland, in 1998
Transferred to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_Petroleum" class="extiw" title="w:Marathon Petroleum">Marathon Petroleum Co. LLC</a>, Ashland, in 2005
Renamed <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jmschneid/6169204360/">"Ohio Valley"</a> in 2011.
</p><p>Ohio River mile 605
Louisville, Kentucky
06-Sep-2005
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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/6420247677/">a5i010_8mp: SuperAmerica</a>