Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Bow and port side of packet ALEX PERRY, under construction before her stacks were installed, at the bank of Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. ALEX PERRY, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (149.9 ft. x 28.5 ft. x 3.5 ft.), was built in 1891. Owned by...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Bow and port side of H.W. BUTTORFF, complete, tied to bank of Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. H.W. BUTTORFF, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (160 ft. x 30 ft. x 4.1 ft.), was built by Howard in 1896. Owned by Ryman Line in Nashville, H.W....
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
ED MYER, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (124.8 ft. x 22 ft. x 3 ft.), was built at Howard in 1909. Owned by Carthage Packet Co., she operated on the upper Cumberland River, but was often chartered for the Louisville-Evansville trade during low...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Port side of P.D. STAGGS, sitting with steam up, at the bank of Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. P.D. STAGGS, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (161 ft. x 28.6 ft. x 4.4 ft.), was built by Howard in 1893. Owned by Alex Kendall and Captain A. T....
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Stern and port side of stern-wheeler BOB DUDLEY, nearing completion, at the bank of Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. BOB DUDLEY, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (160 ft. x 29 ft. x 3.8 ft.), was built in 1897. Owned by Ryman Line in Nashville,...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
R. DUNBAR, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (160 ft. x 29.4 ft. x 6.4 ft.), was built at Howard in 1895. Owned by Ryman Line in Nashville, Tennessee, R. DUNBAR operated on the upper Cumberland River until 1918 when she was sold to Liberty Line,...
