Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
DONORA, a stern-wheel towboat with steel hull (140 ft. x 32 ft. x 6 ft.), was built at Howard in 1924. Owned by American Steel & Wire Co., she operated on the Monongahela River until she was retired in 1948.
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Boat engines; Launchings; Ship equipment & rigging; Ship trials; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
WM. LARIMER JONES, a stern-wheel towboat with steel hull (136 ft. x 34 ft. x 7.3 ft.), was built at Howard in 1930. Owned by Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation, WM. LARIMER JONES operated in the Pittsburgh area. Wm. Larimer Jones was the first...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
LORETTA HOWARD, a stern-wheel towboat with steel hull (145 ft. x 30 ft. x 4.9 ft.), was built at Howard in 1929. Owned by Captain Jim Howard, LORETTA HOWARD operated on the Ohio River. She was launched by President Herbert Hoover on October 23,...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Launchings; Ship trials; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
JOHN D. GRACE, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (166.4 ft. x 33 ft. x 5.6 ft.), was built at Howard in 1917. Owned by Bradford Transportation Co., JOHN D. GRACE operated in the New Orleans and New Iberia, Louisiana area. JOHN D. GRACE was...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
CITY OF MEMPHIS, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (200 ft. x 36 ft. x 6 ft.), was built at Howard Shipyard in 1898. Owned by St. Louis & Tennessee River Packet Co., she operated on the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Memphis...
Tugboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
J.J. HENNEN, a propeller tugboat with a diesel engine and steel hull (76 ft. x 18 ft. x 6 ft.), was built at Howard in 1928. Owned by Capt. J. J. Hennen, the boat operated on the Ohio River initially and later on the Green River. J.J. HENNEN was...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Ship trials; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
J.H. MENGE, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (188 ft. x 38 ft. x 5.8 ft.), was built at Howard in 1910. Owned by Mississippi Packet Co., J.H. MENGE operated on the Mississippi River between New Orleans and the Ouachita River initially, and then...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
LA BELLE, a stern-wheel towboat with steel hull (148.5 ft. x 28.4 ft. x 5.6 ft.), was built at Howard in 1921. Owned by Wheeling Steel Corporation, LA BELLE operated on the Ohio River between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Steubenville, Ohio. She was...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
M.W. KELLY, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (140 ft. x 32 ft. x 4 ft.), was built at Howard in 1900. M.W. KELLY operated on the Chattahoochee River. She was dismantled in 1906.
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
DOLPHIN No.3, a stern-wheel towboat with wood hull (155 ft. x 32 ft. x 5 ft.), was built at Howard in 1897. Owned by Dolphin Transportation Co., DOLPHIN No.3 operated in the St. Louis area. She was renamed HARRY ANDERSON (Way #T1046) in 1916 and...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
E.T. SLIDER, a stern-wheel towboat with wood hull (110 ft. x 24 ft. x 3.5 ft.), was built at Howard in 1900. Owned by Slider Sand & Gravel Co., she operated in the Louisville area until she was dismantled in 1914.
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
JENNIE BARBOUR, a stern-wheel towboat with wood hull (110 ft. x 28 ft. x 4.5 ft.), was built at Howard in 1905. Owned by C. A. Barbour, JENNIE BARBOUR operated in the Bayou Teche in Louisiana initially and then in the Houston area. JENNIE BARBOUR...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
JIM T. DUFFY, JR., a stern-wheel towboat with wood hull (120 ft. x 26 ft. x 3.8 ft.), was built at Howard in 1897. Owned by Ayer & Lord Tie Co. in Paducah, Kentucky, JIM T. DUFFY, JR. operated in the Paducah area. JIM T. DUFFY, JR. was sold...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
S.P. GILLETT, a stern-wheel towboat with wood hull (118.9 ft. x 30 ft. x 4.1 ft.), was built at Howard in 1901. Owned by Evansville Contracting Co., S.P. GILLETT operated on the Ohio River. S.P. GILLETT was sold to McArthur-Hamger Construction...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
WM. R. KING, a stern-wheel towboat with a composite hull which had steel frame and wood planking (123.5 ft. x 32 ft. x 5 ft.), was built at Howard in 1899. Owned by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the St. Louis district, WM. R. KING operated on the...
