H. S. Chamberlain (Towboat, 1911-1929)

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Towboat
• BUILT: 1911 at Jeffersonville, Indiana at Howard Ship Yards
• BECAME: Weber (1929)
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Sold in 1929 and renamed
• OWNERS: Roane Iron Company; John F. Klein (1929)
• OFFICERS & CREW: Captain W.H. "Harve" Phillips (master)
• RIVERS: Tennessee River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - T1024; Home port or owner's residence circa 1911, Nashville, Tennessee. Original price, $18,500. She was the first privately owned boat to pass through the two locks at Wilson Dam when they were opened in 1926
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: On the right is the H. S. Chamberlain. The boat on the left is not identified