Wikimedia Commons

File:87k067 Captain Ben in drydock near Taylorsport, Kentucky (8498207142).jpg

Original file ‎(3,637 × 2,400 pixels, file size: 2.78 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary edit

Description
English: Towboat "Captain Ben" (doc. # 251396) in drydock.

"Shirley B" (doc. # 278241) nearby. circa Ohio River mile 482. near Taylorsport, Kentucky. Nov. 1987. File # 87k067. . The triple-screw towboat "Captain Ben", originally named "F. H. Johnston", was built in 1954 by Johnston Boat Co., Cincinnati, and owned by the builder. In 1984, the boat was sold to BB Riverboats, Covington, Ky., and in 1985 renamed "Captain Ben". BB Riverboats used the "Captain Ben" to push the excursion barge cards/Chrome-Funliner 2.jpg "Cincinnati-Covington Funliner". In 2000, the boat was sold and leased to Memphis Queen Co., Memphis, Tenn.. The boat was renamed "Capt. J. T. Meanley" and the barge renamed "City of Memphis". . The single screw towboat "Shirley B" (60x14, Cat diesel, repowered 1959, 300 hp.) was built in 1940 by Burger Boat Co., Manitowoc, Wis. Originally named "Lucien S. Johnson", the boat was in the Cincinnati Corps of Engineers fleet until 1947, when it was transferred to the Louisville district. In 1956, it was sold to Portsmouth (Ohio) Docking Co., and in 1970 renamed "Donald H". In 1976, it was sold to Standard Slag Co., Wheelersburg, Ohio, and in 1977 renamed "Stanmat". In 1981, the boat was sold to BB Riverboats, Covington, Ky., and renamed "Shirley B". As of 2016, the boat was named "Uncle Otis", owned by River Marine Enterprises of Paducah, Kentucky . 35 mm Kodachrome. Plustek OpticFilm 7600i and Silverfast 8. Picture Window 6.

JPEG quality 95.
Date
Source 87k067: Captain Ben in drydock near Taylorsport, Kentucky
Author William Alden from Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Camera location39° 06′ 01.48″ N, 84° 41′ 34.87″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

Licensing edit

w:en:Creative Commons
attribution share alike
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license.
You are free:
  • to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
  • to remix – to adapt the work
Under the following conditions:
  • attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
  • share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.
This image was originally posted to Flickr by Bill Alden at https://flickr.com/photos/70020260@N04/8498207142 (archive). It was reviewed on 27 November 2019 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0.

27 November 2019

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current22:14, 27 November 2019Thumbnail for version as of 22:14, 27 November 20193,637 × 2,400 (2.78 MB)Ser Amantio di Nicolao (talk | contribs)Transferred from Flickr via #flickr2commons

You cannot overwrite this file.

Metadata

This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:87k067_Captain_Ben_in_drydock_near_Taylorsport,_Kentucky_(8498207142).jpg&oldid=771185644"