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Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works, Dubuque IA

Most recent update: November 6, 2011.

This yard was started by Hammond Rousse and Albert Tredway in 1851, as Iowa Iron Works.  It was reconstructed in 1905 as Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works and closed in 1972.  From 1895 on, it was located in the Ice Harbor, where the National Mississippi River Museum is now.  If anyone can add to the table below, please send your info to timcolton@aol.com.

Hull # Original Name Original Owner Vessel Type GT Feet Built Disposition
Built by Iowa Iron Works 
  Clyde William Hopkins? Steamboat  121   1870 First iron-hulled boat built for the Mississippi River
  W. M. Hopkins   Barge 27   1871  
  J. G. Chapman   Lumber Steamer 94   1872  
    King of Siam Yacht     1876  
  Queen Lake Okoboji  Excursion Boat      1884 In service 1960s 
  Ida Patton     26   1884  
  J. K. Graves   Raft Boat 96   1885  
  Jeanne Hopkins     9   1888  
  Cherokee   Packet 631   1888  
  Ferdinand Herold   Packet 900   1890  
  Reliance     59   1890  
  Joy Patton     63   1891  
  L. E. Patton     94   1894  
  Windom US Coast Guard Revenue Cutter 670 170 11-May-96 Later Comanche 1915, USN/USCG, sold 1930, Turquino 1933, deleted 1951
  Quincy   Steamboat      1896  
  Charles H. Organ     166   1897  
  Ericsson (TB 2) US Navy Torpedo Boat 120 149 18-Feb-97 Sunk as target 1912.
  William K. Kavanaugh     203   1898  
  L. S. Thorne   Rail Transfer 1,217   1898  
  Betsey Ann   Steamboat  295   1899  
  Gen. John Newton Corps of Engineers Towboat 221d 175 1899  
  Annie Russell   Yacht 127   1902  
  Sprague   Sternwheel Towboat 1,479   1902  
  Pelican   Rail Transfer 1,079   1902  
  Robert E. Carr     30   1903  
  Mary Stewart     62   1905  
Built by Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works 
  Albatross Louisiana & Mississippi Valley Transfer Co  Rail Transfer 1,557 305 1907 Later casino vessel Admiral 1940, scrapped 2011.
  Fort Chartres Corps of Engineers Cutter Dredge 993 197 1908  
  Fort Gage Corps of Engineers Cutter Dredge 993 197 1908 Sold as freight barge Fort Gage, active
  Ruth     89   1909  
  B. F. Yoakum   Rail Transfer 1,103 308 1910  
  Henderson   Tanker 82   1912  
  Iroquois Corps of Engineers Towboat 176d 148 1912  
  Scioto Corps of Engineers Towboat 229d 158 1912  
  Tollinger Corps of Engineers Towboat 510d 171 1913  
  H S Taber Corps of Engineers Cutter Dredge 754d 233 1914  
  Robert McGregor Corps of Engineers Cutter Dredge 769d 208 1914  
  Comanche Corps of Engineers Towboat 200d 141 1915  
  Warioto Corps of Engineers Towboat 365d 141 1915  
  Denison Corps of Engineers Snagboat   137 1915  
  SC 149 US Navy Sub Chaser 85d 110 15-Jan-18 Sold 1921.
  SC 150 US Navy Sub Chaser 85d 110 15-Jan-18 Sold 1921.
  Kankakee US Coast Guard Tender 383d 182 19-Oct-19 Sold 1936
  Yocona US Coast Guard Tender 383d 182 19-Oct-19 Sold 1925
  Mississippi    (unclassified) 144 126 1922 Active 
  Kiwanis     142   1923  
  John C Irwin Corps of Engineers Towboat 143 98 1924  
  425   Tank Barge 184 100 1924 Active
  C. C. Webber Upper Mississippi Barge Line Towboat 319 130 1927  
  General Ashburn Inland Waterways Corp Towboat 319 130 1927  
  S. S. Thorpe Upper Mississippi Barge Line Towboat 319 130 1927 Later George M Verity, preserved in Keokuk IA 1961 
  John W. Weeks Upper Mississippi Barge Line Towboat 319 130 1928  
  Willow (WAGL 253) US Coast Guard Tender 1,070 200 4-Oct-27 To Corps of Engineers 1945 as quarters boat (QB 2732), sold 1962
  James W. Good   Towboat  530   1930  
  Patrick J. Hurley     530   1930  
  Herbert Hoover     1,090   1931  
  Myrtle (WAGL 263) US Coast Guard Tender 186 92 1932 Sold 1964 
  Todd Corps of Engineers Cutter Dredge 770d 222 1932  
  ?     136 93 1932 Later fishing vessel Sea Inspector
  Amos J. Gordon     695   1933  
  Del Commune Corps of Engineers Towboat 525d 161 1937  
  Goldenrod (WAGL 213) US Coast Guard Tender 170 104 2-Jun-38 Later WLR 213, to NSF 1973
  Poplar (WAGL 241) US Coast Guard Tender 170 104 1939 Later WLR 241, to NSF 1973
  Bluebonnet (WAGL 257) US Coast Guard Tender 184 85 4-Nov-39 Later WLI 257, sold 1966 as fishing vessel Tiffany, now F V Tiffany
  Dogwood (WAGL 259) US Coast Guard Tender 230 109 17-Sep-41 Later WLR 259, sold 19xx as tug Dogwood, now a yacht.
  Sycamore (WAGL 268) US Coast Guard Tender 230 114 9-Sep-41 Later WLR 268, decommissioned 1977
  Wm. L. Guthrie US Army Dredge     1941  
  L 73 US Army Dist. Box Boat     11/41-1/42  
  L 74 US Army Dist. Box Boat     11/41-1/42  
  L 75 US Army Dist. Box Boat     11/41-1/42  
  L 76 US Army Dist. Box Boat     11/41-1/42  
  L 77 US Army Dist. Box Boat     11/41-1/42  
  L 100 US Army Dist. Box Boat     Apr-42  
  L 101 US Army Dist. Box Boat     Apr-42  
  ST 47 US Army Tug  93   Dec-42 Sold 1946 as Roleta, then Deborah, Ann K
 218 ST 48 US Army Tug  93 87 Jan-43 Sold 19xx as Fort Norfolk, then Patricia J, Walter Tracy, Micky, Rio Manzanares, now Medoro
  ST 49 US Army Tug  93   Jan-43 Sold 19xx as Kings Point, then Atlas, Gatco Maryland 
  [one of below]   Tug  174 95 1942 Later Devious, now KP Rambler
  Cosmos (WAGL 293) US Coast Guard Tender 178 100 5-Dec-42 Later WLI 293, decommissioned 1985
  Barberry (WAGL 294) US Coast Guard Tender 178 94 3-Jan-43 Later WLI 294, donated to Maryland State 1971, now patrol J Millard Tawes
  Rambler (WAGL 298) US Coast Guard Tender 178 95 26-May-43 Later WLI 298, excess 1998
  Brier (WAGL 299) US Coast Guard Tender 178 95 2-Jul-43 Later WLI 299, to USN 1968 as IX 307, sold 1983, now fishing vessel Brier
  Smilax (WAGL 315) US Coast Guard Tender 178 94 1-Nov-44 Active
  Primrose (WAGL 316) US Coast Guard Tender 178 94 23-Oct-44 Decommissioned 1999, now research vessel Primrose
  Verbena (WAGL 317) US Coast Guard Tender 178 100 13-Nov-44 Later WLI 317, sold 1978 as fishing Nancy Lee, reefed 1989
  Foxglove (WAGL 285) US Coast Guard Tender 385 114 1-Oct-45 Decommissioned 1977, sold 19xx as Harvey, now fishing vessel Maranatha
  Blueberry (WLI 65302) U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tender 68d 65 1946 Decommissioned 1976, sold 1994 as tug Blueberry
  Blackberry (WLI 65303) U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tender 68d 65 25-Aug-46 Active
  Chokeberry (WLI 65304) U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tender 68d 65 30-Aug-46 To Boston Police 2002, sold 2005
  Loganberry (WLI 65305) U.S. Coast Guard Buoy Tender 68d 65 29-Aug-46 Decommissioned 1976
  Dell Queen Wisconsin Ducks Inc Excursion Boat 18 55 1949 Active
  Commander Dells Boat Tours Llc Excursion Boat 18 54 1950 Active
247  Quiver Havana Dock Enterprises Llc Towboat  49 45 1951 Active
  Mary Molo Sand & Gravel Towboat  42 47 1951 Later Floyd E Thompson, now Jean Ann
  Commodore Dells Boat Tours Llc Excursion Boat 15 54 1952 Active
  Pathfinder Corps of Engineers Towboat  62 75 1954 Now Dan.
  Tar Heel Star Towing Corporation Towboat  12 36 1955 Active
  Memphis Queen II  Capt. E. B. Langford Excursion Boat 45 64 1955 Active
  Dorothy A   Allgire Tug Boat Co. Towboat  39 46 1955 Active
  Julie N. Dubuque River Excursions Excursion Boat   46 1956 Later River Belle, now Spirit of Brownsville?
161  Ida P Boh Bros Construction Co Llc Towboat  29 36 1957 Active
159  Ethlyn P Boh Bros Construction Co Llc Towboat  29 36 1957 Active
  Cecile H Tennesee Valley Authority Towboat  24 36 1958 Later M V Mary Berry
293 Lilly Belle  R A Hastings Excursion Boat 37 46 1958 Preserved in Dubuque IA
301  Bayou Belle Ralph Martin Excursion Boat 30 39 1959 Active
  Coal Queen Bissell Towing Towboat  39 47 1959 Active
  Lucy Woodstock EXPLORE Institute Research Vessel 38 39 1959 Being restored
  Wenonah Grand Portage-Isle Royale Excursion Boat 91 62 1960 Active
  Belle of Hot Springs Belle of Hot Springs Inc Excursion Boat 93 62 1960 Active
  Julie N Dubuque II John N Bull Excursion Boat 59 64 1960 Now Kudzu Queen
  Running River   Excursion Boat     1960 Now The Lady of the Lake?
  Talisman New Salem State Park Excursion Boat   60 1961 Laid up in the 1990s
  Commander Ozark Excursions Llc Excursion Boat 35 62 1961 Active
 315 Sunliner Wendella Sightseeing Excursion Boat 35 62 1961 Active
  Slufoot Charles C. Gram Recreational 21 31 1961 Active
  Lady Joan   Excursion Boat 40 55 1962 Later Tom Sawyer, River Queen, now Amanda
  Ole Susannah River Cruises Inc Excursion Boat 59 64 1962 Later Princess Augusta, First Lady of Jacksonville, now Lady St Johns
  Gateway Clipper Gateway Clipper Line Excursion Boat   85 1962 Later Betty Blake
  Luella Belle Cal Harbor Excursions Excursion Boat 32 54 1962 Later City of Nauvoo, city of Champions, Good Ship Lollipop, now Countess
  Lady M   Excursion Boat 44 54 1962 Later Mark Twain, Spirit of Vicksburg, now Mark Twain
  Prairie Gal   Excursion Boat     1963 Later La Crosse Queen
  River Queen Rutherford's Cruise Line, Inc. Excursion Boat 34 54 1963 Active
  Jubilee I Sun Line Cincinnati Excursion Boat  78 83 1963 Later Belle of New Bern, now Jubilee
  Showboat Rainbow River Tours Excursion Boat 78 83 1963 Now Becky Thatcher.
  Mark Twain Streckfus Steamers Excursion Boat 87 83 1963 Later Huck Finn, now Spirit of Jefferson
  Mark Twain Riverboat Excursions Inc Excursion Boat 87 85 1964 Active
351 Tom Sawyer Loc-Wood Boat & Motors Inc Excursion Boat 33 58 1965 Active
  Biscayne Belle Grey Lione Tours  Excursion Boat 78 83 1965 Later Gateway River Belle, now Tunica Queen
  Paddlewheel Queen ICW Entertainment Inc Excursion Boat 87 83 1965 Active
  Showboat II Rainbow River Tours Excursion Boat 97 91 1965 Later Liberty Belle, Gateway Liberty Belle, now Duchess
  Tom Sawyer Streckfus Steamers Excursion Boat 99 83 1966 Active
  Prairie Gal II   Excursion Boat   67 1966  
  Harbour Town Ferry Yacht Time at Harbour Towne Excursion Boat 17 50 1966 Active
359 Belle Carol John Halverson Excursion Boat 25 60 1967 Later River Queen Mary, now Lady Ann
  Capt Clarks Showboat Captain Clark’s Boat Line     Excursion Boat 99 84 1967 Later Commodore, Becky Thatcher, now Spirit of Sacramento.
362 Lady D   Excursion Boat 19 63 1968 Later The Spirit of Des Moines, Lady D, now Jon Anderson White Riverboat
  Miss Green River II M E Nash Excursion Boat     1968 Active
  Showboat Captain Clark’s Boat Line Excursion Boat   123 1968 Active
  The Sandy Forever/NPC Resorts Llc Excursion Boat 26 40 1968 Active
  ?   Yacht   51 1968 Active
368 Arc L. I. F. E. Tanker 48 57 1969 Active
369 Border Star Missouri River Nav Co Excursion Boat 45 65 1969 Later Bonnie Belle , Northern Star, Arwana Belle, Cocoa Belle, now Magnolia Belle
370 Jonathan Padelford Padelford Packet Boat Co. Excursion Boat 66 85 1970 Active
  Lady Mim   Excursion Boat 54 60 1970 Later Commodore, Captain Ann, Emerald Queen, now Bama Belle
372 Don Rob T Quarry Creek Land Developers Recreational 61 50 1970 Active
373 Julia Belle Swain Capt Dennis Trone Excursion Boat 98 108 1971 [1915 steam engine]Laid up 2008
377 City of New Madrid St Jude & New Madrid Harbor Towboat  83 65 1971 Active