BUILT: 1881 at Jeffersonville, Indiana by Howard Boat Yard
FINAL DISPOSITION: Retired 1931
OWNERS: 1881: Illinois Central Railroad
RIVERS: Mississippi River; Ohio River
OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 5622; She was named for W. Butler Duncan. Her original cost was $50,000; her insurance value increased over the years and by 1913 she carried $70,000 of insurance. Every couple of years she was docked and kept in tip-top shape. She served many points: Metropolis, Vicksburg, Helena and retired in 1931