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Humboldt Boat Service, St. Louis MO

Most recent update: June 13, 2010.

Humboldt Boat Service was started by Kenny Tubbs and is still operated, as a repair facility, by his son Tom.  The yard is at the foot of Humboldt Avenue: see it from the air on Google here.  This table is obviously incomplete.  Any help in making it better would be very welcome: please send any additions and/or corrections to timcolton@aol.com.

Hull # Original Name Original Owner Ship Type GT Delivery Disposition
  Thunderbird    Williams Marine Enterprise Towboat    1955 Active
  Mighty Mite   Central Soya Towboat    1955 Now Sir Douglas
  Clyde    Logsdon River Construction Towboat    1955 Active
  Mighty Mite No. 2 Central Soya Towboat    1956 Active
  Lillian West Lake Quarry & Material Towboat  18 1956 Now Deborah A
  Eager Beaver General Concrete Products Towboat    1956 Now Judith Ann
  Barbara Don State of Tennessee Ferry 21 1957 Now The Houston/Benton County Ferry
181 Tom Cook   Pfaff & Smith Builders Supply Towboat  23 1958 Active
  Mike    Luhr Bros. Towboat    1958 Active
  Leopard Kenova Coal Terminal Towboat  39 1958 Now Spirit
  Colee I   Dairyland Power Coop Towboat  35 1958 Active
  Stephen H Humboldt Boat Service Towboat  28 1959 Now Alana Paige
  Mobile Island Beaver Island Fleeting Towboat  34 1959 Now Eager Beaver
  Ory B Ory Bros. Marine Towboat  38 1959 Now Addie T
  Cipsco    CIPSCO Towboat  36 1960 Now Pin Tail
  Little Hutch   Hutchinson Barge Line Towboat    1960 Active
  Elgercliff    Reserve Transportation Towboat    1960 Active
  Ruth E   United Electric Coal Towboat  39 1960 Active
  Ory J Ory Bros. Marine Towboat    1961 Now Mt. Vernon Switcher
  Kemco Chief II Foote Mineral Towboat  24 1961 Now Sir Earl
  Lad Lad Towing Towboat  55 1961 Now Taylor B
  Helen R   Ohio River Dredging Towboat  42 1961 Active
  Mobile Island Economy Boat Store Towboat  35 1961 Now Bunker Beaver
215 Gopher Allied Structural Steel Towboat  37 1962 Now Christie M. Settoon
218 The Owl Gary Dredging Towboat  37 1963 Now Margaret D
  Robert B Amax Coal Towboat    1963 Active
  Willco   Commonwealth Edison Towboat  44 1963 Now Brandon C
  Lawrence B Bernhardt Bros. Marine Towboat  74 1963 Now Miss Hannah
222 Little Mike   Great Lakes Dredge Towboat  16 1963 Active
223 Ory F Ory Bros. Marine Towboat  38 1964 Now Miss Lori
  Ory B Ory Bros. Marine Towboat  39 1964 Now Sir Kris-tyn
  Miss Jan   B.N.B. Towing Towboat  61 1964 Active
  Sir James   Canton Marine Towing Towboat  45 1965 Active
227 Ashton Allied Chemical Towboat  48 1965 Now Albert B
228 Ory J Ory Bros. Marine Towboat  58 1965 Now Midwest II
  Miss June Tower Rock Ferry Towboat  28 1966 Now Charlie D
230 Elba-E Glasgow Sand & Construction Towboat  75 1966 Now Johanna
231 Cassville Ferry Village of Cassville Ferry 56 1966 Active
  Elco    Logsdon Tug Service Towboat    1967 Active
234 Charger Gate-Way Towing Towboat  38 1967 Now Sir Richard
  Slave II Smith Towing Towboat    1968 Now Norman-Roger
  Jeffrey Lynn   Mount Vernon Barge Service Towboat    1968 Active
  J. L. McNealey  Daytona Power & Light Towboat    1968 Active
  Slave IV Humboldt Boat Service Towboat  41 1969 Now Mr. Mike
  Lot Summers Shappert Engineering Towboat  48 1969 Now Ellen Marie
244 Ronald Schwebke Shappert Engineering Towboat  48 1970 Now Fred A. Settoon
  Cindy Lou Tionesta Sand & Gravel Towboat    1970 Now Suzie
  J. C. Gee Louisiana Dock Towboat 48 1970 Now Emma Kate
  June K   Keller's Harbor Service Towboat  48 1971 Active
  Sir Randall   Canton Marine Towing Towboat    1971 Active
  Miss Gib Gibraltar Coal Towboat  25 1972 Now Tanner J
  Richard Neale   Neale Towing Towboat    1972 Active
  Sprig    Logsdon Tug Service Towboat    1973 Active
  Little Wildcat Central Soya Towboat  27 1973 Now Midwest I
  Carl B Deneen River Co. Towboat    1974 Now Miss T
  Ory M Ory Bros. Marine Towboat  40 1974 Now Gracie M
  Rebecca Ann Bussen Towing Towboat  30 1975 Now Nysha Rae
256 KTB-1    Dayton Power & Light Towboat  80 1976 Active
  Charger II Gate-Way Towing Towboat    1980 Now Earl T II
261 Helen Virginia   Missouri Towing & Barge Towboat  39 1981 Active
  Gate-Way    Gate-Way Towing Towboat  46 1985 Now Gate Way