Sam P. Suit (Towboat, 1925-1948)
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BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
BOAT TYPE: Towboat
BUILT: 1925 at Pt. Pleasant, West Virginia by Marietta Mfg. Company
FINAL DISPOSITION: Sank February 13, 1948 at Huntington, West Virginia
OWNERS: Island Creek Fuel & Transportation Company
OFFICERS & CREW: 1937: Captain J. Emory Edgington (master), Clyde Morrow (pilot); Later: Captain Phil Heller (master)
RIVERS: Ohio River
OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - T2248; On May 9, 1937, she exploded a boiler near Cincinnati. She was rebuilt at Dravo Ways in Pennsylvania. She sank on Friday, February 13, 1948 at Huntington, West Virginia. The next day her upper works were swept away by moving ice
PHOTO DESCRIPTION: Sam P. Suit with tow heading through locks
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