J. B. Smith (Towboat, 1935-1943)

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Towboat
• BUILT: 1913 at Pine Barren, Florida
• FORMERLY: Alabama (1913); Capitol
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Sold to the River Barge Cleaning Company, 1943
• OWNERS: Delta Line
• OFFICERS & CREW: Captain Bill Jeffords (master, 1935); Captain Ad A. Powell (master, 1936-38)
• RIVERS: Mississippi River; Tennessee River; Ohio River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - T1232; Operated between Memphis and Evansville towing beer. After she was sold in 1943, she was used to furnish steam for barge-cleaning operations at Avondale, Louisiana