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Early Federal Warrior-Tombigbee Boats
| 题名： | Early Federal Warrior-Tombigbee Boats |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | DAVID SMITH |
| 摘要： | The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Conference scheduled for August 10-12 brings to mind the early involvement that the Inland Waterways Corporation (IWC) had in that area shortly after its formation following the first World War. Due to its having been owned by the federal government, river interests routinely referred to the IWC as the Federal Barge Line. Early on, the IWC commissioned the building of four self-propelled barges. These were the Birmingham, Gulfport, Mobile and Tuscaloosa. They were steam-powered, 950 hp., built in the St. Louis area in 1920, and were 280 by 49 by 10 feet. Though intended for Warrior-Tombigbee River service, they were usually found in express service between St. Louis and New Orleans. All were dismantled by 1938. The St. Louis News column of the September 7, 1940, issue of The Waterways Journal noted that "The former Federal Barge Line self-propelled barge Mobile, recently purchased, with- out machinery, by the Hennepin Barge Line of Minneapolis, was towed into port last Saturday by the Diesel tow-boat Geo. T. Price. The boat was loaded with 30,000 sacks of sugar from New Orleans." The column also said that the Hennepin firm had also purchased the barge Gulfport. |
| 出版年： | 2022 |
| 期刊名称： | The Waterways Jouranl |
| 卷： | 136 |
| 期： | 19 |
| 页码： | 14-14,13 |
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