The Sea Lion Towed Rafts and Built Locks - The Waterways Journal
In 1880 there was a small towboat built at Wheeling, W.Va., that would prove to have a very versatile career over nearly 40 years.
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The W.C. Kelly, Vanguard Of A Major Barge Line - The Waterways Journal
The diesel sternwheel towboat W.C. Kelly was one of the first boats in the fleet of American Barge Line, a predecessor of today's ACBL.
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The Geo. T. Price Was The First Diesel Line-Haul Towboat
April 21, 2021 By Capt. David Smith The Charles Ward Engineering Works, Charleston, W.Va., was a pioneer in the advent of the screw propeller as a means of providing thrust to towing vessels. The James Rumsey, built by Ward in 1903 as a 350 hp. steam, single-screw towboat for the U.S. Engineer Department, created a lot of attention with a celebrated shoving contest against the steam sternwheel D.T. Lane of the Campbells Creek Coal Company, which had similar horsepower rating. The winner of the contest was debated by rivermen for ...
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