Monongahela Towboat

Built in 1927 at Ambridge, Pennsylvania by the American Bridge Company (hull); completed at Coal Valley, Pennsylvania. Final Disposition: Retired in 1955, then sold to the McDonough Construction Company in 1957 and partially dismantled after which she was sold to a South American firm. During delivery, she broke away from the tug and was beached on the shore of Cuba. Owners: Carnegie Steel Company; Ohio Barge Line Company (1941). Other Informaiton: Ways – T1862; Launched on October 15, 1926. She was a sister boat to the City of Pittsburgh. Her pitmans were named “Col. Charles A. Lindbergh” and “Spirit of St. Louis”. Completely rebuilt at Dravos in the winter of 1945-46 receiving a new hull and being converted from coal burner to fuel oil. Her next to last trip, with Captain Ross Rogers, Jr. as pilot, was Pittsburgh-New Orleans. When she was dismantled, her pilotwheel was donated to the Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen and was exhibited at the Ohio River Museum in Marietta, Ohio