Charles R. Hook (Towboat, 1941-1957)

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Towboat
• BUILT: 1922 at Charleston, West Virginia as the Destrehan; renamed in May 1941 when bought by American Rolling Mill Company
• FORMERLY: Destrehan
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Dismantled 1957
• OWNERS: American Rolling Mill Company
• OFFICERS & CREW: Captain Henry Miller (master); Otto Aiker (master); R. F. Rogers (master); Everett Frost (master); Dana Wright (chief engineer)
• RIVERS: Ohio River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 0386; Towed between Huntington and Cincinnati. After dismantling, Captain John Beatty remodeled the old boat into the floating restaurant, Captain Hook. The Captain Hook opened at Cincinnati on May 9, 1964 and became a big success