Looking NE from
Roebling Suspension Bridge.
Small
towboat "Shirley B" with crane barge alongside floating docks at
floating restaurant Mike Fink.
At left, part of
Riverfront Stadium (demolished 2002).
At center,
Riverfront Coliseum (now U.S. Bank Arena).
Ohio River mile 470
Covington, Kentucky
November 1987
File # 87k049
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This single screw towboat (doc. # 278241, 60x14, Cat diesel, repowered 1959, 300 hp.) was built in 1940 by
Burger Boat Co., Manitowoc, Wis.
Originally named "Lucien S. Johnson", the boat was in the Cincinnati Corps of Engineers fleet until 1947, when it was transferred to the Louisville district.
In 1956, it was sold to Portsmouth (Ohio) Docking Co., and in 1970 renamed "Donald H".
In 1976, it was sold to Standard Slag Co., Wheelersburg, Ohio, and in 1977 renamed "Stanmat".
In 1981, the boat was sold to
BB Riverboats, Covington, Ky., and renamed "Shirley B".
As of 2016, the boat was named "Uncle Otis", owned by River Marine Enterprises of Paducah, Kentucky
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