File:Towboat William Clark upbound in Portland Canal Louisville Kentucky USA Ohio River mile 605 1998 file 98l011.jpg
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| Description | |
| Date | Taken on 5 December 1998 |
| Source | Own work |
| Author | William Alden III |
| Camera location |   | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap |  |
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Portland Canal at Fourteenth Street (L&I) Bridge:
Towboat "William Clark" upbound, about to pass under raised lift span
Single screw towboat "William Clark" (USCG doc. # 254920, MMSI 367352650, length 98 feet, breadth 28 feet, GM 16-567AC diesel, repowered 1966, 1600 hp.)
Built in 1948 by St. Louis Shipbuilding and Steel Co., St. Louis, Missouri, the boat was first owned by Butcher-Arthur, Houston, Texas, then Commercial Petroleum & Transport Corp., Houston, which in 1955 became Commercial Transport Corp., Houston, Texas.
In 1962, the boat was sold to Wisconsin Barge Line, Cassville, Wisconsin.
In 1969, it was sold to Pott Industries, St. Louis, Missouri.
In 1970, it was sold to Hines, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
In 1989, it was sold to McBride Towing Co., Harrods Creek, Kentucky.
In 2005, the boat was renamed "Danny McBride."
Documentation expired June 30, 2017
[In 1948, Butcher-Arthur had six very similar boats built by St. Louis Shipbuilding and Steel and all were named for famous historical characters: Davy Crockett, Meriwether Lewis, Sam Houston, Samuel Clemens, Stephen Foster and William Clark.]
Ohio River mile 605.
Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
5-Dec-1998.
File # 98l011.
Kodak PPF-2 (Pro 400) color negative, 6x9 cm
Epson V500 scanner; Vuescan software
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