Description: Steamer Tow Boat DEMOPOLIS 1920 Naval Cover Unused CHRISTENING PostcardThis card is in good, but not perfect condition. Please look at the scan and make your own judgement. International shipping is just $2. However, if order total exceeds $20, then eBay's standard shipping must be used which costs $15.Member USCS #10385 (I also earned the stamp collecting merit badge as a boy!). Please contact me if you have specific cover needs. I have thousands for sale, including; navals (USS, USNS, USCGC, Coast Guard, ship, Maritime), military posts, event, APO, hotel, postal history, memorabilia, etc. I also offer approvals service with FREE SHIPPING to repeat USA customers.BOAT DESCRIPTION: Screw propellerBOAT TYPE: TowboatBUILT: 1920 at Jeffersonville, Indiana by Howard Ship YardsFINAL DISPOSITION: Sold in 1952 to the Commercial Metal Company, Dallas, Texas and dismantledOWNERS: Inland Waterways Corporation, St. Louis (later the Federal Barge Lines)OFFICERS & CREW: Captain J. E. Fulford (master, 1936); Captain C. Baker (pilot, 1936); O. J. Blanchard, Jr. (pilot, 1936); J. O. Mott (chief engineer, 1936); Captain Ray Pritchard (master, 1943); Johnny Bishop (pilot, 1943); Captain Roy Wethern (master, 1944); Captain W. T. Thoreen (master, 1948)RIVERS: Mississippi River; Warrior River; Minnesota RiverOTHER INFORMATION: Ways - T0593; This was one of the first Howard-built tunnel (or shrouded) screw propeller boats. Designed for the Warrior River service. Home port or owner's residence circa 1920, Mobile, Alabama. One of the exploits of this boat was when she knocked down the Southern Railroad bridge at Demopolis, Alabama on December 22, 1932 in a flood. During World War II she saw a good bit of service on the upper Mississippi and went to Savage, Minnesota on the Minnesota River on October 28, 1943 to bring out the new towboat Bataan. She broke ice in to St. Paul on March 28, 1944 and pulled new ocean tankers out of the Minnesota River that summerPHOTO DESCRIPTION: At her christening
Price: 9.99 USD
Location: Weaverville, North Carolina
End Time: 2024-08-16T22:26:21.000Z
Shipping Cost: 1.5 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Condition: Unused
Place of Origin: United States
Color: B &W
Country of Manufacture: United States
Grade: Ungraded
Modified Item: No
Certification: Uncertified
Vessel: Tow Boat
Type: vessel
Quality: Used
Branch: Steamship
Naval: Ship
Event: Naval
Country: United States
People & Occupations: sailor
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Ships, Boats
