Steamboat_Belle_of_Louisville_at_wharf_with_George_Rogers_Clark_Memorial_Bridge_in_distance_Louisville_Kentucky_USA_Ohio_River_mile_604_December_1987_file_87l055.jpg
Summary
Description Steamboat Belle of Louisville at wharf with George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge in distance Louisville Kentucky USA Ohio River mile 604 December 1987 file 87l055.jpg |
English:
Steamboat
"Belle of Louisville"
at wharf, with
Clark Bridge
in distance
Ohio River mile 604 |
Date | |
Source | Own work |
Author | William Alden |
Camera location | 38° 15′ 32.55″ N, 85° 45′ 25.53″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 38.259042; -85.757092 |
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Looking ENE from Belvedere between 4th and 5th Sts.
Steamer
"Belle of Louisville"
(
Coast Guard documentation #
212813) docked at
wharf
near foot of 4th St.
Pink barges near 3rd St. are Splash bar and Islands restaurant
Towboat
"Dakota Storm" (doc. # 282986) downbound at
George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge
(commonly known as 2nd Street Bridge)
Ohio River
mile 604
Louisville, Kentucky
,
USA
Dec. 1987
File # 87l055
This sternwheel
steamboat
was built in 1914 by
James Rees and Sons Co.
,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
.
The
hull
was originally 158 feet long and 36 feet wide, with a 5-foot
draft
.
The two
steam engines
are 16 inches in diameter with a stroke of 6.5 feet.
The paddlewheel is about 17 feet in diameter and the blades (also called buckets) of the wheel are made of hard white oak, 24 feet long.
Originally named "Idlewild", the boat was owned by West Memphis Packet Co. and operated variously as a
packet
, excursion boat and
ferry
.
In 1928, the boat was sold to New St. Louis and Calhoun Packet Corp., Hardin, Illinois.
In 1947, the boat was sold to J. Herod Gorsage, Peoria, Illinois.
In 1948, the boat was renamed "Avalon".
In 1950, the boat was sold to Steamer Avalon Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio.
In 1962, the boat was sold to
Jefferson County, Kentucky
, and renamed "Belle of Louisville".
In 1966, a new 32-whistle steam
calliope
(the Belle's third since 1924) was installed at the stern of the
Texas
roof. This calliope was troublesome and the whistles eventually failed. In 1988, new whistles were installed, making the calliope operational again.
In 1968, the boat was rebuilt by Jeffboat, Jeffersonville, Indiana. A longer bow was added, bringing the hull length to 168 feet and the total length including the sternwheel to 192 feet. Three new return flue
boilers
(each 28 feet long, outside diameter 56 inches, 13 flues, heated with fuel oil) were installed.
As of 2018, the boat is still running public and private cruises from the 4th St. wharf.
Twin screw
towboat
"Dakota Storm" (USCG doc. # 282986, MMSI 366821510, length 120 feet, width 38 feet,
GM 16-645E2
diesels [repowered in 1980], 3900 hp)
This boat was built in 1960 by
Marine Welding and Repair Works
,
Greenville, Mississippi
.
Originally "Gilda McCool", the boat was owned by Gilder McCool and J. W. Tarver, Greenville, and leased to several firms.
One of the operators was Inland Waterways, St. Louis, Missouri, which renamed her "Julie Ann" in 1969 and later bought the boat in 1971.
In 1973, the boat was sold to Nilo Barge Line, St. Louis.
In 1978, the boat was sold again and in 1981 renamed "Constance M. Igert" by Igert, Inc., Paducah, Kentucky.
In 1987, the boat was sold to Cherokee Barge Line, Paducah, and renamed "Dakota Storm".
In 1988, the boat was sold to Marquette Transportation Co., Paducah, and in 1989 renamed "Cindy L. Erickson".
In 1994, the boat was sold to Great Lakes Transport and Towing Co., West Nyack, New York, renamed "Pat Diccianni", and taken to the Hudson River.
In 1996, the boat was sold to Barker Boys Towing Co., Roslyn, N.Y.
In 2001, the boat was sold to
Southern Towing Co.
, Memphis, Tennessee, and renamed "Robert Ingle".
Still in operation as of 2017
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