Kentucky (Towboat, 1909-1947)

Date

• July 26, 1920

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Snagboat/Towboat
• BUILT: Jeffersonville, Indiana at Howard Ship Yard, 1909
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Dismantled at Pt. Pleasant, West Virginia in 1947
• OWNERS: 1909: U.S. Engineering Department - Kentucky River; June, 1947: Charles Zublik then Hatfield-Campbell Creek Coal Company
• OFFICERS & CREW: Captain J.F. Browninski, Sr.; Captain Harry Pullem (master); Captain Fred Edgington
• RIVERS: Kentucky River; Ohio River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - T1512; She was originally built with a wooden hull which was replaced in 1921 with a steel hull by the Nashville Bridge Company. It was the first steel hull built for a steamboat by that company. One of her first masters was Captain J.F. Browninski, Sr. During WWI, Captain Harry Pullem was master. Captain Fred Edgington later commanded her. Sold to Charles Zublik, Pittsburgh, June, 1947 she was shortly resold to Hatfield-Campbell Creek Coal Company. They dismantled her at Pt. Pleasant, West Virginia in 1947
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Ship's watchman