John Quill (Packet, 1907-1928)
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BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
BOAT TYPE: Packet
BUILT: 1907, Jeffersonville, Indiana at Howard Ship Yard
FINAL DISPOSITION: Last trip: Mobile to Twelve Mile Island, February, 1928 where she possibly sank
OWNERS: Quill and Moore
RIVERS: Mississippi River; Tombigbee River; Alabama River; Mobile River; Warrior River
OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 3099; On June 12, 1916 she hit a rock in Warrior River and sank 15 feet. In February, 1928, on what was termed her last trip, a tug towed her from Mobile to Twelve Mile Island. Another source indicates that she sank at that point
PHOTO DESCRIPTION: At dock with passengers and crew on dock and boat
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- Sternwheel packets
Packets
Mississippi River
Tombigbee River
Alabama River
Mobile River
Warrior River - Type
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