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Dravo And Carnegie Steel Try Prop Towboats

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Dravo And Carnegie Steel Try Prop Towboats

April 22, 2023

It can only be supposed that the attention generated by the success of the early Ward-built, prop-driven towboats commanded a lot of attention throughout the inland rivers. The Dravo… Read More

The Towboat Helen Z Remembered The Helen Z sunk at the New Albany waterfront in February 1970.(Photo by Keith Norrington)

The Towboat Helen Z Remembered

November 30, 2020

Three steam towboats were built at Dubuque, Iowa, in 1911 for the Kansas City District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. All were constructed on steel hulls measuring… Read More