Slack Barrett Towboat

Built by the American Bridge Company. In 1920 she went to Pittsburgh twice to get tows. Sold to the U.S.E. in 1922 and renamed Tuscumbia. In 1937 she was sold at a public sale to the Minneapolis Dredging Company and resumed use of her original name. In March 1940 she ran through herself when upbound leaving the Gallipolis Lock. The Julius Fleischmann was locking behind her and came to aid in landing her. The Slack Barrett had the whistle from the J.C. Rawn. Dismantled at Huntington, West Virginia in March 1949.

Project Details

  • Owner: Ohio River Dredging
  • Location: Ambridge, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Performed as: American Bridge Company
  • Completion Date: 1914