Mississippi Valley Barge Line Co, St Louis, placed in service 176 ft by 40 ft by 11 ft W.S.Rhea, built by Dravo Corp, powered by two 16-cyl GM Diesel engines developing 3200 hp; hull and structure are of welded steel construction.


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    Title :

    MVBL adds powerful towboat to river fleet


    Additional title:

    Mar Eng Shipg Rev



    Publication date :

    1952


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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