Tugboats; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
MONTGOMERY, a propeller towboat with steel hull (140 ft. x 24 ft. x 8 ft.), was built at Howard in 1920. Owned by Federal Barge Line, MONTGOMERY operated on the Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers in Alabama initially and later on the Illinois River. Her...
Ferries; Side wheelers; Steamboats; Launchings; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
ANDREW CHRISTY, a side-wheel ferry with steel hull (170 ft. x 48 ft. x 7.4 ft.), was built at Howard in 1897. Owned by Wiggins Ferry Company in St. Louis, the ferry operated in the St. Louis area initially and, after being sold to Falls City Ferry...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
D.A.B., a stern-wheel towboat with steel hull (63 ft. x 16 ft. x 3.0 ft.), was built at Howard in 1921. Owned by Wheeling Steel Corporation, D.A.B. operated in the Pittsburgh area. She initially had a gas engine with a chain drive stern-wheel, but...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat engines; Launchings; Ship trials; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
SENATOR CORDILL, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (170 ft. x 33 ft. x 5 ft.), was built at Howard in 1902. Owned by Vicksburg & Natchez Packet Co., SENATOR CORDILL operated on the Mississippi River in the Vicksburg and Natchez areas...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and dock Company
Bow and port side view of SPRAGUE tied off at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. SPRAGUE, a stern wheel towboat with a steel hull (276 ft. x 61 ft. x 7.4 ft.) was built at Dubuque Boat & Boiler in Dubuque, Iowa in...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
BIG KANAWHA, on the Ohio River near Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. A stern wheel packet with a wood hull (152 ft. x 30 ft. x 4.5 ft.), BIG KANAWHA was built at Madison, Indiana in 1887. Owned by Captain Marlin Brown,...
Port stern view of FULTON running full past Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. FULTON, a stern wheel towboat with a wood hull (129 ft. x 19 ft. x 3 ft.) was built at Madison, Indiana in 1891. She operated in the...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Three-quarters bow view of H.M. HOXIE at the bank of the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. H.M. HOXIE, a stern wheel towboat with a wood hull (213.2 ft. x 34.3 ft. x 5.6 ft.), was built at Cincinnati, Ohio...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and dock Company
Port side view of SPRAGUE tied off at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. Sidewheeler INDIANA is upbound for Cincinnati in background. SPRAGUE, a stern wheel towboat with a steel hull (276 ft. x 61 ft. x 7.4 ft.) was...
Stern wheelers; Tugboats; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and dock Company
Bow and port side view of SPRAGUE tied off at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. SPRAGUE, a stern wheel towboat with a steel hull (276 ft. x 61 ft. x 7.4 ft.) was built at Dubuque Boat & Boiler in Dubuque, Iowa in...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Ship trials; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
G.W. HILL, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (190 ft. x 36 ft. x 5 ft.), was built at Howard in 1909. Owned by G. W. Hill, the boat operated in the St. Louis -Calhoun County area initially and, after being converted to an excursion boat, on the...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Bow and port side of ELECTRA, nearing completion, at the bank of Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. ELECTRA, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (170 ft. x 35 ft. x 5.5 ft.), was built by Howard in 1897. Owned by Red River Line, ELECTRA operated on...
Side wheelers; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Stern and port side of GREY EAGLE, almost complete, sitting with steam up, at the bank of Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. GREY EAGLE, a side-wheel packet with wood hull (250 ft. x 40 ft. x 5.5 ft.), was built by Howard in 1892. Owned by Eagle Packet...
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...
Port side of JOSIE, complete, and Z.M. SHERLEY at the bank of Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. JOSIE, a propeller ferry built in 1891, had the first steel hull (95 ft. x 25 ft. x 9 ft.) ever built at Howard. Owned by Algiers Public Service Co., Inc.,...
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; Steamboats; Boat & ship industry; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
Port side of CITY OF PEORIA, complete with steam up, tied to the bank of Ohio River at Howard Shipyard. CITY OF PEORIA, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (130 ft. x 26 ft. x 4.5 ft.), was built by Howard in 1892. Owned by Captain Sol York, CITY...
Stern wheelers; Steamboats; Howard Ship Yards and Dock Company
PETERS LEE in the Ohio River after launch at Howard Shipyard. A tugboat is ready to catch her. PETERS LEE, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (220 ft. x 42 ft. x 7 ft.), was built at Howard in 1899. Owned by Lee Line in Memphis, Tennessee, PETERS...