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The Unfortunate J.C. Rawn, Part 2

Old Boat Column

The Unfortunate J.C. Rawn, Part 2

April 7, 2024

In the last column we looked at the steamer J.C. Rawn (Way’s T1236), built by Howard in 1911 as the H.S. Chamberlain for the Roane Iron Company and operated on… Read More

The Unfortunate J.C. Rawn Str. J.C. Rawn in service for the Ohio River Dredging Company. (Author’s collection)

The Unfortunate J.C. Rawn

March 31, 2024

This writer has never believed in “luck,” per se, but does believe that the subject vessel of this column was most unfortunate at times. It was the subject of feature… Read More