J. T. Hatfield (Towboat, 1904-1930)
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BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
BOAT TYPE: Towboat
BUILT: 1904 at Point Pleasant, West Virginia
FINAL DISPOSITION: Sank at Charleston, West Virginia and dismantled, 1930
OWNERS: Hickey Transportation Company
OFFICERS & CREW: Captain William Henry "Harry" Martin (master); Captain Charles A. Gebhardt (master)
RIVERS: Kanawha River
OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - T1306; Engines originally from the towboat Henry De Bus; changed in 1928. Named for Captain J.T. Hatfield who headed the Hickey firm. From 1904-March 1906, she made 31 round trips from the Kanawha River to Cincinnati. In February 1920, she sank under the Gallipolis wharfboat while having new boilers installed. She had a "wildcat" whistle. In January 1925 she sank in the Guyandot River but was quickly raised with her own steam. After she was dismantled, her roof bell went to the Methodist Church at Lock 11 on the Kanawha River. Her whistle went on the D.T. Lane
PHOTO DESCRIPTION: From left to right: J.T. Hatfield, Convoy, Sea Lion, and the Eliza at the junction of the Kanawha and Ohio rivers in Point Pleasant
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