Panther (Towboat, 1920-1929)

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Towboat
• BUILT: 1910 at West Hickory, Pennsylvania
• FORMERLY: Fred Hudson
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Burned at the Houston mill in Vicksburg, Mississippi on December 4, 1929
• OWNERS: Houston Lumber Company
• OFFICERS & CREW: Captain Bob Miller (master); Edward L. Phillips (chief engineer)
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - T1993; Renamed Panther in 1920 by the Houston Lumber Company. In 1924 this company operated several boats in the lumber and log trade