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USED Towboat Lucien S. Johnson

Towboat:
  • Laid down in 1940 by Burger Boat Company, Manitowoc, WI.
  • Launched in 1940
  • Delivered to the US Army Engineers in 1940
  • Christened and commissioned USED Towboat Lucien S. Johnson in 1940
  • Assigned to US Army Corps of Engineers Cincinnati District
  • Transferred to US Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District in 1947
  • Retired from US Army service in 1956
  • Sold in 1956 to Portsmouth (Ohio) Docking Co., repowered with a 300hp Cat. diesel engine
  • Renamed Donald H. in 1970
  • Sold in 1977 to Standard Slag Co., Wheelersburgh, OH., renamed Stanmat
  • Sold in 1981 to BB Riverboats, Covington, KY., renamed Shirley B.
  • Sometime prior to 2016 she was sold to River Marine Enterprises of Paducah, KY., renamed Uncle Otis
  • Current/Final Disposition, unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 37 t. gross, 25 t. net
    Length 60'
    Beam 14.2'
    Hull Depth unknown
    Draft 5.0'
    Speed unknown
    Crew unknown
    Propulsion
    diesel engine
    propeller
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    USED Lucien S. Johnson
    Lucien S. Johnson
    303024201    		 44k USED Lucien S. Johnson underway, date and location unknown.
    Wisconsin Maritime Museum    		 John Spivey
    Lucien S. Johnson
    303024202    		 41k USED Lucien S. Johnson underway, date and location unknown.
    Historical Collection of the Great Lakes, Bowling Green State University    		  
    Merchant Service
    Lucien S. Johnson
    303024203    		 234k Ex-USED Lucien S. Johnson underway as Bensons Leasing Co., Towboat Shirley B. with a crane barge on the Ohio River at Covington, KY. alongside floating docks near the Mike Fink restaurant, 1987. Note at left, part of Riverfront Stadium (demolished 2002) at center, Riverfront Coliseum (now U.S. Bank Arena).
    Photo from Flickr by William Alden    		 John Spivey
    Lucien S. Johnson
    303024204    		 65k Ex-USED Lucien S. Johnson as River Marine Enterprises, Towboat Uncle Otis tiedup along a riverbank, circa 2016, location unknown.
    Photo by David Smit, courtesy Dick's Towboat Gallery    		 John Spivey
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