Minneapolis (Towboat, 1915-1939)

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Towboat
• BUILT: 1915 at Grafton, Illinois
• BECAME: Renamed Azalea in 1939
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Transferred from USE to U.S. Coast Guard and renamed Azalea in 1939
• OWNERS: 1915: United States Engineering Department (USE), St. Louis District; 1939: U.S. Coast Guard
• OFFICERS & CREW: 1932: Captain John F. McIntrye (master); 1937: Captain Glen Slee (master), William Bush and R.J. Springs (pilots)
• RIVERS: Mississippi River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - T1824