Sam P. Suit (Towboat, 1925-1948)

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Towboat
• BUILT: 1925 at Pt. Pleasant, West Virginia by Marietta Mfg. Company
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Sank February 13, 1948 at Huntington, West Virginia
• OWNERS: Island Creek Fuel & Transportation Company
• OFFICERS & CREW: 1937: Captain J. Emory Edgington (master), Clyde Morrow (pilot); Later: Captain Phil Heller (master)
• RIVERS: Ohio River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - T2248; On May 9, 1937, she exploded a boiler near Cincinnati. She was rebuilt at Dravo Ways in Pennsylvania. She sank on Friday, February 13, 1948 at Huntington, West Virginia. The next day her upper works were swept away by moving ice
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Sam P. Suit with tow heading through locks