Weber W. Sebald (Towboat, 1948-1960)

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Sternwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Towboat
• BUILT: 1926 at Dubuque, Iowa
• FORMERLY: John W. Weeks
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Given to the city of Ashland, Kentucky in 1960 for use as a small boat marina
• OWNERS: American Rolling Mill Company (later Armco Steel Corporation)
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - T2624; Name changed to Weber W. Sebald in 1948 when purchased by the American Rolling Mill Company. In 1956 she ran a staged race for national television with the J.T. Hatfield. They raced from Proctorville to the Chesapeake bridge at Huntington, West Virginia. In 1960, with her engines and boilers removed, she was given to Ashland, Kentucky to be used as a small boat marina. Due to the deterioration of the hull, the city discontinued using her in 1969. Her whistle and one of the nameboards were donated to the Oho River Museum at Marietta. The bell was mounted in front of the Ashland city hall. On November 2, 1970 the boat sank in the Kanawha River at the dock of the Mountain State Construction Company at St. Albans, West Virginia. The wreck was still visible in 1989
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: With a tow